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

The Navy on Monday rolled out a 30-year plan to bolster American dominance at sea, focusing on rebuilding a stagnant ...

Navy Secretary John Phelan is departing the administration after serving in the role for just over a year, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday. “On behalf of the Secretary of War and Deputy Secretary ...

As undersecretary of the Navy, Hung Cao, a retired Navy captain and former Republican Senate candidate in Virginia, was supposed to have a broad portfolio as the service’s No. 2 civilian, which ...

John Phelan sparked tensions within the department over his support for a new battleship.

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 ...

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

US Navy Secretary John Phelan was dismissed by the Trump administration, with the Pentagon confirming his resignation. This ...

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

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ...

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