US EditionU.S. Navy Secretary John Phelan leaving Trump administration: Pentagon
Hung Cao will serve as acting Navy secretary as Phelan departs without a stated reason, amid renewed Pentagon turnover and shipbuilding pressure.
- On Wednesday, the Pentagon announced Secretary of the Navy John Phelan is departing the administration effective immediately. Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell said the department is 'grateful to Secretary Phelan for his service to the Department and the United States Navy'.
- Reports suggest Phelan's exit followed months of tension with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over shipbuilding reform speeds. The Pentagon provided no official reason, though sources indicate Phelan was fired.
- Undersecretary Hung Cao, a 25-year Navy veteran with combat deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Somalia, assumes the acting secretary role. Cao's military background contrasts sharply with Phelan, a businessman who lacked prior service.
- The Navy maintains a blockade of Iranian ports and three aircraft carriers deployed in or heading to the Middle East amid a delicate ceasefire. This leadership transition raises questions about command stability during sensitive operations.
- Phelan's departure marks the latest in a series of Pentagon leadership changes under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who removed Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George in April. Hegseth has fired over a dozen senior military officers since taking office.
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