Pentagon says Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving, in latest departure of a top defense leader
Pentagon says Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving, in latest departure of a top defense leader
Wed, April 22, 2026 at 9:45 PM UTC
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FILE - Secretary of the Navy John Phelan speaks, as President Donald Trump listens, at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club, Dec. 22, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file) ()
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon announced Wednesday that the Navy’s top civilian official, Secretary of the Navy John Phelan, is leaving his job.
In a statement posted to social media, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said Phelan was “departing the administration, effective immediately.”
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Navy Undersecretary Hung Cao will become acting secretary of the Navy, Parnell said.
The sudden departure comes just a day after Phelan addressed a large crowd of sailors and industry professionals at the Navy’s annual conference in Washington, D.C., and spoke with reporters on his ongoing agenda.
Source: “AOL Breaking”
