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Navy Under Secretary Hung Cao stepped into the role of acting Secretary of the Navy after John Phelan's abrupt departure from the Trump administration, effective immediately. Phelan's exit, amid reported tension with Pentagon leadership, made him the first head of a military service to depart during this administration.
Hung Cao, an American military officer and politician, is trending as the new acting Secretary of the Navy following John Phelan's abrupt departure from the Trump administration.
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