United States President, Donald Trump, has dismissed Admiral Lisa Franchetti from her role as Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), the Pentagon announced on Friday night. Franchetti, who became the Navy’s top officer in November 2023,
President Donald Trump announced he had fired Gen. C.Q. Brown, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and planned to replace him with Air Force lieutenant general.
This story has been updated to reflect Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jim Kilby’s statement to the the Navy, released after this story was published. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. C.