Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan is resigning effective immediately, the Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of War for Public Affairs confirmed in a…
John Phelan firing caused by poor relationship with Pete Hegseth and slow movement on shipbuilding, sources sayThe Trump administration fired its top naval official on Wednesday in a move unrelated to the ongoing naval blockade of Iran’s strait of Hormuz, but instead over over an internal dispute about shipbuilding.The Pentagon confirmed that John Phelan,…
The top civilian appointed by Trump to lead the Navy was suddenly ousted on Wednesday, The New York Times reported. Navy spokesman Sean Parnell announced the move on X without an explanation, saying Navy Secretary John Phelan resigned "effective immediately" and that Undersecretary Hung Cao would take over in the interim."On behalf of the Secretary of War…
US Navy Secretary John Phelan is the latest high-ranking military leader to leave the administration in recent months.
Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving his role effective immediately, chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said Wednesday.
Navy Secretary John C. Phelan has departed the administration effective immediately. Undersecretary Hung Cao will serve as acting secretary of the Navy.
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…
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.
