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.

There have been no details on why Phelan is leaving the post, NBC News reported. The departure comes in the middle of a dramatic day for the United States' blockade of Iranian por

Secretary of the Navy John Phelan was ousted from his position, six sources familiar with the matter told CNN, as Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell announced Wednesday evening that Phelan would be departing “effective immediately.

The Pentagon says Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving his post effective immediately. This shake-up comes at another moment of uncertainty, seven and a half weeks into the war with Iran. Eleanor Watson and Ed O'Keefe report.

US Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving the Trump administration, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday. His departure will be "effective immediately", Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a social media post.

Secretary of the Navy John Phelan is leaving his position “effective immediately,” Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell announced on Wednesday. CNN’s Kristen Holmes reports.

John Phelan has been fired as Navy secretary after months of simmering tension with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, according to U.S. officials. His departure was revealed in a social-media post by Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell.

In the statement, Pentagon leadership thanked Phelan for his service, saying the Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Deputy Secretary of War were “grateful to Secretary Phelan for his service to the Department and the United States Navy.