# The Pentagon announced the US Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving the Trump administration with immediate effect. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a social media post the Navy Undersecretary Hung Cao will serve on an acting basis in the role, which is largely administrative. Phelan is the latest high-ranking military leader to leave the administration in recent months. His departure comes amid the US-Israel war with Iran and the continued US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The Navy has not provided a reason.
Pentagon says US Navy chief leaving his post immediately