John Phelan (businessman)

John Phelan
John Phelan
	Official portrait, 2025
79th United States Secretary of the Navy
	Incumbent
	Assumed office; March 25, 2025

Last updated April 01, 2025

1 2 Chan, Melissa (November 27, 2024). "Trump picks John Phelan, a businessman with no military experience, to be secretary of the Navy". NBC News . Archived from the original on March 19, 2025. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
1 2 "John Phelan '86". Southern Methodist University . Archived from the original on March 19, 2025. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
1 2 "Introducing John Phelan". London School of Economics . Archived from the original on January 21, 2025. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
↑ Martel, Judy (November 1, 2022). "Amy Phelan's Wonderful, Art-Filled World". Palm Beach Illustrated. Archived from the original on January 26, 2025. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
↑ Vales, Ariadne (April 12, 2019). "Over the Moon with Makenzie Moon Phelan". The Extravagant. Archived from the original on December 29, 2024. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
↑ Smith, David (October 4, 2024). "Donald Trump's foul-mouthed migrant rant captured in private pitch to donors". The Guardian . ISSN 1756-3224. OCLC 60623878. Archived from the original on March 6, 2025. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
↑ "'This Makes Me Uneasy': Elizabeth Warren Questions Navy Secretary Nominee During Senate Hearing". Slingshot News. February 27, 2025. Archived from the original on March 31, 2025. Retrieved March 13, 2025– via MSN.
↑ "Chairman Wicker Leads SASC Hearing on Secretary of the Navy Nominee John Phelan". wicker.senate.gov. February 27, 2025. Archived from the original on March 10, 2025. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
↑ "PN12-36 — John Phelan — Department of Defense". Congress.gov . Archived from the original on March 17, 2025. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
↑ "Honorable John Phelan Sworn in as 79th Secretary of the Navy at National Archives". United States Navy . March 25, 2025. Archived from the original on March 28, 2025. Retrieved March 26, 2025.

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Preceded by Carlos Del Toro	United States Secretary of the Navy 2025–present	Incumbent

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[:2-1] 1 2 Chan, Melissa (November 27, 2024). "Trump picks John Phelan, a businessman with no military experience, to be secretary of the Navy". NBC News . Archived from the original on March 19, 2025. Retrieved March 31, 2025.

[:1-2] 1 2 "John Phelan '86". Southern Methodist University . Archived from the original on March 19, 2025. Retrieved October 4, 2024.

[:0-3] 1 2 "Introducing John Phelan". London School of Economics . Archived from the original on January 21, 2025. Retrieved October 4, 2024.

[4] Martel, Judy (November 1, 2022). "Amy Phelan's Wonderful, Art-Filled World". Palm Beach Illustrated. Archived from the original on January 26, 2025. Retrieved October 4, 2024.

[5] Vales, Ariadne (April 12, 2019). "Over the Moon with Makenzie Moon Phelan". The Extravagant. Archived from the original on December 29, 2024. Retrieved October 4, 2024.

[6] Smith, David (October 4, 2024). "Donald Trump's foul-mouthed migrant rant captured in private pitch to donors". The Guardian . ISSN 1756-3224. OCLC 60623878. Archived from the original on March 6, 2025. Retrieved October 4, 2024.

[7] "'This Makes Me Uneasy': Elizabeth Warren Questions Navy Secretary Nominee During Senate Hearing". Slingshot News. February 27, 2025. Archived from the original on March 31, 2025. Retrieved March 13, 2025– via MSN.

[8] "Chairman Wicker Leads SASC Hearing on Secretary of the Navy Nominee John Phelan". wicker.senate.gov. February 27, 2025. Archived from the original on March 10, 2025. Retrieved March 13, 2025.

[9] "PN12-36 — John Phelan — Department of Defense". Congress.gov . Archived from the original on March 17, 2025. Retrieved March 13, 2025.

[10] "Honorable John Phelan Sworn in as 79th Secretary of the Navy at National Archives". United States Navy . March 25, 2025. Archived from the original on March 28, 2025. Retrieved March 26, 2025.

v t e Senior officials in the United States Department of Defense
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg Secretaries of the military departments Secretary of the Army: Daniel P. Driscoll Secretary of the Navy: John Phelan Secretary of the Air Force: Gary Ashworth (acting) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ADM Christopher W. Grady, USN (acting) Under secretaries of defense for Acquisition and Sustainment: Steven J. Morani (acting) Research and Engineering: James G. Mazol (acting) Policy: Alexander Velez-Green (acting) Comptroller/Chief Financial Officer: Bryn Woollacott MacDonnell (acting) Personnel and Readiness: Darin Selnick (acting) Intelligence: Dustin Gard-Weiss (acting) Under secretaries of the military departments Under Secretary of the Army: David R. Fitzgerald (acting) Under Secretary of the Navy: Victor Minella (acting) Under Secretary of the Air Force: Edwin Oshiba (acting) Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ADM Christopher W. Grady, USN Chiefs of the military services Chief of Staff of the Army: GEN Randy A. George Commandant of the Marine Corps: Gen Eric M. Smith Chief of Naval Operations: ADM James W. Kilby (acting) Chief of Staff of the Air Force: Gen David W. Allvin Chief of Space Operations: Gen B. Chance Saltzman Chief of the National Guard Bureau Gen Steven S. Nordhaus, USAF Unified Combatant Command commanders Africa: Gen Michael E. Langley, USMC Central: GEN Michael E. Kurilla, USA Cyber: Gen Timothy D. Haugh, USAF European: GEN Christopher G. Cavoli, USA Indo-Pacific: ADM Samuel J. Paparo Jr., USN Northern: Gen Gregory M. Guillot, USAF Southern: ADM Alvin Holsey, USN Space: Gen Stephen N. Whiting, USSF Special Operations: GEN Bryan P. Fenton, USA Strategic: Gen Anthony J. Cotton, USAF Transportation: Gen Randall Reed, USAF
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