Executive Branch

John Phelan Steps Down as Secretary of the Navy

Undersecretary Hung Cao will assume Phelan’s duties, the Pentagon said.
John Phelan Steps Down as Secretary of the Navy
John Phelan at a Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing in Washington on Feb. 27, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Kimberly Hayek
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Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan is leaving the administration, effective immediately, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday.

Sean Parnell, assistant to the secretary of war for public affairs, made the announcement on X. “On behalf of the Secretary of War and Deputy Secretary of War, we are grateful to Secretary Phelan for his service to the Department and the United States Navy. We wish him well in his future endeavors,” he said.

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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.