Biden taps Franchetti to lead the Navy, making her the first female Joint Chiefs member

President Joe Biden is set to tap Adm. Lisa Franchetti to lead the Navy, which would make her the first woman to serve as a member of the military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, according to a Defense Department official.

If confirmed, Franchetti would replace Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday, whose four-term year ends this fall.

But Franchetti will join a nomination logjam in the Senate, as Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville is single-handedly blocking more than 270 military promotions over the Pentagon’s abortion travel policy.