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John Phelan is leaving the Pentagon after months of tension with Pete Hegseth and other Pentagon leaders. The tumult comes as the Navy has been engaged in war with Iran.
The Pentagon announced his departure in a brief statement, saying he was leaving the administration "effective immediately." But it did not provide a reason or say whether it was his decision to go.
US Navy Secretary John Phelan is the latest high-ranking military leader to leave the administration in recent months.
Navy Secretary John Phelan will leave the Trump administration “effective immediately,” chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell announced Wednesday, marking the latest departure of a top defense official this year.“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,” Parnell said in a statement posted on X.It was not immediately clear why Phelan will be departing his post.
Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan is leaving the Trump administration effective immediately. Navy Undersecretary Hung Cao will become the acting secretary.
Secretary of the Navy John Phelan "is departing the administration, effective immediately," the Pentagon's top spokesman Sean Parnell said Wednesday.
