The Navy has a new top officer as the U.S. Senate confirmed Adm. Daryl Caudle as Chief of Naval Operations late on Thursday night. The confirmation comes after the position sat empty for almost half a year, with a nominee to take over the role only recently named.

Caudle was one of several officers approved for high ranking positions, and was confirmed unanimously.

The Chief of Naval Operations position has been empty since February, when Trump dismissed Adm. Lisa Franchetti from the role. She was one of several top military officers removed from leadership positions in a major reorganization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, along with Air Force Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown Jr., the then-Chariman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. No reason was given for the firings. Since February there have been se

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