Navy Under Secretary Hung Cao, a Navy veteran and former CACI executive, has been named acting secretary following the departure of John Phelan.

The U.S. Navy has a new acting leader after the departure of John Phelan, with Under Secretary Hung Cao stepping into the role, the Pentagon announced Wednesday. Cao, who has served as under

He refused to accept his dismissal until he heard from President Trump.

Navy Secretary John Phelan is the latest defense official to leave the Trump administration amid the Iran war.

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President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. Navy to 'shoot and kill' any Iranian boats laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions in the already volatile waterway. The directive follows Iran's seizure of two container ships and its refusal ...

The directive to turn its weapons on the boats adds a new element to the Navy's mine-clearing operations in the strait, which began this month.

The service is looking at how superior Ford-class carriers are to Nimitz-class carriers, said the recently ousted Navy Secretary John Phelan.