Executive Branch

John Phelan Steps Down as Secretary of the Navy

Undersecretary Hung Cao will assume Phelan’s duties, the Pentagon stated.
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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 April 22.

Sean Parnell, assistant to the secretary of war for public affairs, made the announcement on X.

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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.