Navy Secretary John Phelan Is Leaving the Pentagon and the Trump Administration
John Phelan is leaving the Pentagon and the Trump administration after months of infighting with senior Pentagon leaders.

Exit of John Phelan, navy’s top civilian official, comes a week after Pete Hegseth fired army’s top officerThe Pentagon announced on Wednesday that the navy’s top civilian official, John Phelan, the secretary of the navy, is leaving his job.In a statement posted to social media, Sean Parnell, a Pentagon spokesperson, said Phelan was “departing the…
John Phelan is leaving the Pentagon and the Trump administration after months of infighting with senior Pentagon leaders.
Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said John Phelan, the Navy's top civilian official, was "departing the administration, effective immediately." Navy Undersecretary Hung Cao will become acting secretary of the Navy.
US Navy Secretary John Phelan is the latest high-ranking military leader to leave the administration in recent months.
Sources say Navy Secretary John Phelan was removed after months of tensions with Pentagon leaders over shipbuilding programs and chain-of-command issues.
Navy Secretary John Phelan will leave the Trump administration “effective immediately,” the Pentagon announced Wednesday, marking the latest departure of a top defense official this year.“On behalf of the Secretary of War and Deputy Secretary of War, we are grateful to Secretary Phelan for his service to the Department and the United States Navy,” chief…
Navy Secretary John Phelan is stepping down “effective immediately,” the Defense Department said, the latest high-profile Pentagon departure amid the war in Iran.