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

Phelan’s sudden exit follows reported tensions over shipbuilding delays as retired Navy Captain Hung Cao steps in amid ...

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 ...

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

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.

Cao, a 25-year Navy combat veteran who ran unsuccessful campaigns for the U.S. Senate and House in Virginia, stepped in to ...

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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON -- Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving his job, the Pentagon abruptly announced Wednesday, the first head of a military service to depart during President Donald Trump's second term and ...