Navy Secretary John Phelan has departed the Trump administration, the Pentagon announced. The shakeup comes just weeks after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ousted the Army’s top general during the ongoing Iran war.
Phelan is leaving “effective immediately,” Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell wrote on X on Wednesday afternoon, giving no reason for the sudden exit.
“We are grateful to Secretary Phelan for his service to the Department and the United States Navy,” Parnell added. “We wish him well in his future endeavors.”
He stated that Navy Undersecretary Hung Cao will now serve as the acting secretary of the Navy.
It’s the second high-level personnel change at the Pentagon in recent weeks. On April 2, the Defense Department announced the retirement of Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George.
“The Department of War is grateful for General George’s decades of service to our nation,” Parnell wrote at the time. “We wish him well in his retirement.”
Hegseth had reportedly demanded George’s resignation.
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Source: independent.co.uk