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While awaiting confirmation, acting CNO urges fleet to stay the course | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

As she awaits the end of a Senate standoff that will likely see her eventually confirmed as the Navy’s 33rd chief of naval operations, acting CNO Adm. Lisa Franchetti sent a message to the fleet last week urging everyone to stay the course, even if there is technically a gapped billet at the very top. […]

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Defense secretary taps Pacific Fleet’s Paparo to be top Navy officer | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has recommended to the president that Adm. Samuel Paparo, the commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, become the Navy’s 33rd chief of naval operations. NBC News first reported Monday that Paparo’s name was sent to the White House last week. Two defense officials with direct knowledge of the process, who requested anonymity […]

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