Caudle, a career submariner from North Carolina, has been in command of the Norfolk, Virginia-based U.S. Fleet Forces Command since December 2021.

And he's naming it after former Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Lisa Franchetti, who was fired by the Trump administration. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch ...

The CNO’s job is not to fight battles; it is to organize, train and equip a Navy to deter aggression. If that is not possible, then to win the conflict. Admiral Franchetti was surprisingly candid in ...

US President Donald Trump's administration has dismissed several senior military officials, including Admiral Lisa Franchetti and General James Slife. Trump's decision to replace General Charles Q ...

Adm. Lisa Franchetti spent roughly half of her 40-year career at sea, commanding a destroyer, two carrier strike groups and the U.S. Sixth Fleet. Listen to this article · 4:33 min Learn more ...

Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the highest-ranking officer in the U.S. Navy, is the second top female military officer to be fired by the Trump administration.

Adm. Lisa Franchetti, chief of naval operations, center, poses for a group photo with leadership during a visit to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025.

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard hosted Adm. Lisa Franchetti, chief of naval operations, on Tuesday, Feb. 18. Franchetti met with shipyard leadership, including its commander, Capt. Michael Oberdorf, to ...