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Navy Secretary John Phelan Ousted

Navy Secretary John Phelan Ousted

Secretary of the Navy John Phelan has been removed from his post effective immediately, with Undersecretary Hung Cao named as his acting replacement.

Sources indicate that Phelan clashed with Pete Hegseth over the administration's 'Golden Fleet' initiative and the pace of submarine construction.

This shake-up occurs at a critical moment as the U.S. Navy maintains a blockade of Iranian ports in the Persian Gulf.

Phelan is the latest in a series of top military officials to be pushed out, following the recent dismissal of the Army's top general.

John Phelan U.S. Navy, Public domain
John Phelan
American businessman (born 1964)
Pete Hegseth
United States Secretary of War
Hung Cao
American politician and Navy veteran (born 1971)
Pentagon
Inner city of Brussels within the inner ring road, Belgium
United States Navy
Maritime branch of the United States military