{"id":47671,"date":"2023-11-01T15:48:08","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T15:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2023\/11\/01\/senate-to-vote-on-top-air-force-navy-usmc-leaders-in-coming-days\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:45:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:45:57","slug":"senate-to-vote-on-top-air-force-navy-usmc-leaders-in-coming-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2023\/11\/01\/senate-to-vote-on-top-air-force-navy-usmc-leaders-in-coming-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate to vote on top Air Force, Navy, USMC leaders in coming days"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Senate lawmakers in the next few days will move ahead with confirmation votes on key leadership spots for the Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps, and Democratic leaders are eyeing ways soon after to force through hundreds of other senior officer promotions which have been held up for months.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Tuesday night, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., filed procedural motions to move ahead on the nominations of Adm. Lisa Franchetti <\/a>to serve as chief of naval operations, Gen. David Allvin<\/a> to be Air Force chief of staff and Lt. Gen. Christopher Mahoney<\/a> to be assistant commandant of the Marine Corps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Depending on if Democratic leaders get cooperation from Republican members on vote timelines, the three military officers could be confirmed as early as Thursday. If not, final votes on all three will take place early next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The moves come after Republican members filed petitions forcing a vote<\/a> on the three leaders. Both Franchetti and Allvin would step into vacancies on the Joint Chiefs of Staff<\/a>. Franchetti would become the first uniformed woman ever to lead the Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\t