USA Pentagon dismisses executives - Admiral Franchetti and General Brown, Photo: USN

CNO - Admiral Lisa Franchetti. Photo: USN

USA - Pentagon dismisses high-ranking executives

The USA – Pentagon entlässt hochrangige Führungskräfte und sorgt damit für weltweites Aufsehen. Den Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Lisa Franchettithe first woman to hold this position and therefore the first female member of the Joint Chiefs. And also the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Charles Q. Brown was "fired".

Chairman Joint Chiefs of Stuff, General Charles Q. Brown JR. Photo: U.S. DoD

Chairman Joint Chiefs of Stuff, General Charles Q. Brown JR. Photo: U.S. DoD

Admiral Lisa Franchetti was only appointed Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) in November 2023 and confirmed by 95:1 votes in the US Senate. With Franchetti's dismissal, her term of office ends almost three years too early. The four-decade-long qualification in the US Armed Forces and her career in the navy, including as commander of surface combat units, aircraft carrier groups and naval commands, cannot have been the reason. And there is no successor yet.

Die überraschenden Pentagon-Entlassungen werfen Fragen zur zukünftigen Militärstrategie der USA auf. Gründe für die Entlassungen wurden bisher nicht genannt. Das eröffnet leider Raum für Spekulationen…

kdk, The Maritime Executive

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