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五角大楼首席发言人肖恩·帕内尔周三表示，海军部长约翰·费兰已即刻离任。
据帕内尔透露，海军新任代理文职负责人将由海军副部长洪·曹担任。曹曾是海军退伍军人，2024年以共和党候选人身份参选弗吉尼亚州联邦参议员，最终不敌民主党现任参议员蒂姆·凯恩。
费兰是近几个月来最新一位离职的高级政府官员。本月早些时候，国防部长皮特·赫格斯要求陆军参谋长兰迪·乔治将军辞职，领导运输与训练司令部以及牧师团的陆军军官也被解职。美国南方司令部司令、海军上将阿尔文·霍尔西也于去年年底退休。
在本届政府其他部门，自上月以来已有三位内阁部长离任：司法部长帕姆·邦迪被解雇，国土安全部长克里斯蒂·诺姆和劳工部长洛里·查韦斯-德雷默也已离职。
负责指挥海军部队和海军陆战队的海军部正在失去其最高文职负责人，而此时海军正参与对伊朗的战争并发挥关键作用。
美伊之间的临时停火协议已实施约两周，但美国仍按照特朗普总统的指示，持续对伊朗港口实施海上封锁。总统和其他政府官员还暗示，海军可能在某个时候为霍尔木兹海峡的油轮提供护航。
费兰曾是帮助管理亿万富翁迈克尔·戴尔家族投资办公室的金融家，2025年3月以62票赞成、30票反对的结果获得参议院确认出任该职，当时有11名民主党议员与共和党议员一道支持这位特朗普提名的人选。
在费兰担任部长期间，海军参与了美军在拉丁美洲附近海域打击疑似贩毒船只以及扣押与委内瑞拉有关的油轮的行动。今年早些时候美国部队抓获前委内瑞拉总统尼古拉斯·马杜罗后，马杜罗被送往美国一艘航空母舰。
费兰还助力特朗普推动扩大海军舰队规模，计划建造多达25艘新型战列舰。去年在海湖庄园与赫格斯和特朗普一同亮相时，费兰介绍了军方所称的“特朗普级”战列舰。
费兰最近一次公开露面是周二在华盛顿地区举行的海空航天博览会。
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John Phelan out as Navy secretary in latest high-profile Trump administration departure
April 22, 2026 / 6:30 PM EDT / CBS News
Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving his role effective immediately, chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said Wednesday.
The Navy’s new acting civilian leader will be Undersecretary of the Navy Hung Cao, according to Parnell. Cao is a Navy veteran who ran for Senate in 2024 as the GOP’s nominee in Virginia, losing to Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine.
Phelan is the latest high-profile official to depart the federal government in recent months. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asked Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George to step down earlier this month, and the Army officers who led the Transportation and Training Command and the Chaplain Corps were removed from their roles. The head of the U.S. military’s Southern Command, Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey, also retired at the end of last year.
Elsewhere in the administration, three Cabinet secretaries have left their posts since last month: Attorney General Pam Bondi was fired, and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer have left.
The Department of the Navy — which oversees naval forces and the Marine Corps — is losing its top civilian official while the Navy plays a key role in the war with Iran.
A temporary ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran has been in place for about two weeks, but the U.S. has continued enforcing a naval blockade on Iranian ports at President Trump’s direction. The president and other administration officials have also suggested that the Navy could offer escorts to oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz at some point.
A financier who previously helped run billionaire Michael Dell’s family investment office, Phelan was confirmed by the Senate 62-30 in March 2025. Eleven Democrats voted with Republicans in favor of the Trump nominee.
During Phelan’s time as secretary, the Navy took part in the U.S. military’s strikes on alleged drug boats near Latin America and seizures of oil tankers linked to Venezuela. And former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was flown to a U.S. aircraft carrier after American forces captured him earlier this year.
Phelan also played a role in Mr. Trump’s push to expand the Navy’s fleet by building as many as 25 new battleships. Appearing alongside Hegseth and Mr. Trump at Mar-a-Lago last year, Phelan introduced what the military is referring to as “Trump-class” battleships.
Phelan made his most recent public appearance on Tuesday at the Sea Air Space Conference in the D.C. area.
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