Part of Phelan’s plan for the Navy is to rebuild the “hollowed-out maritime industrial base,” which he told lawmakers is critical ...

John Phelan’s tenure as Secretary of the Navy is likely to be one of the most important in recent history. On Tuesday, the Senate confirmed American businessman and investor John Phelan as the ...

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen John Phelan, a businessman and investor with no military experience, to become the next secretary of the Navy. Phelan, if confirmed, would be the first ...

The Navy is on the verge of installing new civilian leadership after the Senate yesterday confirmed financier and Trump donor John Phelan as its new secretary. Senators voted 62-30 to approve ...

If confirmed, he might even prove as impactful a Navy secretary as some of his most distinguished predecessors. The global role and national necessity of American sea power made such prescient and ...

The most recent Navy secretary, Carlos Del Toro, was a retired Navy officer who served for more than 20 years. Phelan is the founder of several investment firms and serves on the board of Spirit ...

Defense Secretary Mark Esper forced out Richard Spencer, the secretary of the Navy, over his handling of a Navy SEAL whose demotion for a war crimes charge had sparked objection from President ...

WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday he is nominating businessman John Phelan, one of his former campaign donors, to serve as his United States Secretary of the Navy.

If confirmed, Phelan would be the first Navy secretary without military experience ... a former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader and current philanthropist, and they have one daughter, Makenzie Moon ...

He tapped businessman John Phelan to serve as his United States Secretary of the Navy. Phelan ... a former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader and current philanthropist, and they have one daughter ...