The Pentagon provided no reason for the dismissal, ...

John Phelan has suddenly left his job as US Navy Secretary. The Pentagon confirmed his exit, but no clear reason was given. Hung Cao is now acting leader of the Navy. Reports say he may have been ...

Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving his role effective immediately, chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said Wednesday. A White House official told CBS News that President Trump and Defense ...

A Pentagon spokesman did not say why John Phelan is departing. He was confirmed as Navy secretary in March 2025.

Phelan’s firing reveals turbulence in US military leadership amid the ongoing US-Israeli war with Iran.

Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan has stepped down "effective immediately," the Pentagon confirmed Wednesday, marking the latest in a wave of leadership changes that has seen more than a dozen ...

The Trump administration has fired or removed over a dozen Generals and Admirals from command, including the Secretary of the Navy, John Phelan, who was a major donor to Trump's campaign.

Phelan was a close ally of President Donald Trump—but clashed repeatedly with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth over shipbuilding problems during his tenure. On Wednesday, the United States Navy ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving his job, the ...

The abrupt firing of Navy Secretary John Phelan, the latest head to roll in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s turbulent Pentagon, points to President Trump’s anxiety over his ambitious and divisive ...

Cao arrived in the United States as a refugee from Vietnam in 1975. Cao had been serving as the 35th United States Under Secretary of the Navy since October 2025, after being nominated by President ...