Exit of John Phelan, navy’s top civilian official, comes a week after Pete Hegseth fired army’s top officer

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Secretary of the Navy John Phelan is leaving the Trump administration "effective immediately," a spokesman for the Department of Defense said.

The Pentagon has announced that the Navy’s top civilian official, Secretary of the Navy John Phelan, is leaving his job.

Il segretario della Marina americana John Phelan lascia l'incarico con effetto immediato. Lo comunica il Pentagono senza fornire spiegazioni sull'uscita. (ANSA)

Il segretario della Marina americana John Phelan lascia l'incarico con effetto immediato. Lo comunica il Pentagono senza fornire spiegazioni sull'uscita. (ANSA)

John Phelan’s abrupt departure comes as the US Navy enforces a high-stakes blockade of Iran and follows the firing of a top US Army general.

He is the latest high-ranking military leader to leave the administration in recent months.

Il segretario della Marina John Phelan è stato licenziato dopo mesi di tensioni con il capo del Pentagono Pete Hegseth. (ANSA)

Il segretario della Marina John Phelan è stato licenziato dopo mesi di tensioni con il capo del Pentagono Pete Hegseth. (ANSA)

John Phelan is out as Navy secretary, "effective immediately," the Pentagon said Wednesday evening.

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Exit of John Phelan, navy’s top civilian official, comes a week after Pete Hegseth fired army’s top officer

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La salida se produce semanas después de que el secretario de Defensa apartara de su cargo al jefe del Estado Mayor del Ejército

La salida se produce semanas después de que el secretario de Defensa apartara de su cargo al jefe del Estado Mayor del Ejército

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U.S. Navy Secretary John C. Phelan, Trump’s pick to lead the service, is departing the administration effective immediately, the Pentagon said.

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John Phelan lascia il suo incarico "con effetto immediato"