US Navy chief leaving post 'effective immediately', Pentagon says

He is the latest high-ranking military leader to leave the administration in recent months.

Navy Secretary Is Out, Pentagon Says

John Phelan is leaving the Pentagon and the Trump administration after months of infighting with senior Pentagon leaders.

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US Secretary of the Navy to leave office 'immediately'

The Pentagon announcement came on Wednesday without an explanation for John Phelan's sudden exit. It follows the removal of the top US Army officer and two other senior officers earlier this month, raising concerns about the politicization of the US military.

Pentagon says navy secretary is leaving, marking another top leader’s departure

Exit of John Phelan, navy’s top civilian official, comes a week after Pete Hegseth fired army’s top officer The Pentagon announced on Wednesday that the navy’s top civilian official, John Phelan, the secretary of the navy, is leaving his job. In a statement posted to social media, Sean Parnell, a Pentagon spokesperson, said Phelan was “departing the administration, effective immediately” Continue reading...

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Pentagon says Navy secretary is leaving, the latest departure of a top defense leader

Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said John Phelan, the Navy's top civilian official, was "departing the administration, effective immediately." Navy Undersecretary Hung Cao will become acting secretary of the Navy.

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Navy secretary departs immediately as undersecretary takes over in acting role

Navy Secretary John C. Phelan departs the administration effective immediately. Undersecretary Hung Cao will serve as acting secretary of the Navy.

U.S. Navy Secretary John Phelan leaving Trump administration: Pentagon

Secretary of the Navy John Phelan is leaving the Trump administration "effective immediately," a spokesman for the Department of Defense said.

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Trump’s top Navy official out, with US still locked in war with Iran

US Secretary of the Navy John Phelan will leave office “immediately,” the Pentagon announced Wednesday, without providing an explanation for the sudden exit. Phelan’s departure follows the removal of top US Army officer general Randy George and two other senior officers earlier this month, at a time when the United States is locked in a war with Iran that still remains unresolved. Phelan “is departing the administration, effective immediately”, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statem...

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Navy Secretary to depart Trump administration ‘immediately’ as US wages war in Iran

‘We are grateful to Secretary Phelan for his service,’ a Pentagon spokesperson said

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The Pentagon announced Wednesday that the Navy's top civilian official, Secretary of the Navy John Phelan, is leaving his job.

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