President-elect Donald Trump has chosen John Phelan, a businessman and investor with no military experience, to become the next secretary of the Navy. Phelan, if confirmed, would be the first person ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Sailors and Marines across Naval Base San Diego gathered to meet the man responsible for the readiness and development of the entire Department of the Navy. John Phelan was ...

Secretary of the Navy John Phelan speaking to uniformed sailors standing in ranks on the flight deck of the USS Somerset on Aug. 26, 2025. Secretary of the Navy John Phelan was on board the amphibious ...

Trump has regularly focused on the look of US Navy ships, such as the first-in-class USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier.

Navy Secretary John Phelan has announced a review into whether sailors’ and Marines’ social media posts have been “misaligned ...

Navy Secretary John Phelan revealed in February that Trump is so fixated on the issue that he was often texting him in the middle of the night to complain before Phelan was even confirmed by the ...

On Wednesday, he met with marines and sailors on board the USS Somerset and the conversation surrounded readiness, incorporating artificial intelligence and improving quality of life on board. He said ...