Mr. The announcement came amid a purge of leadership at the Pentagon and a stalling war effort against Iran. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Mr. Cao has spent 25 years in the Navy as a special operations officer and went on to serve with SEAL teams and special forces in Iraq and AfghanistanS1

• The announcement came amid a purge of leadership at the Pentagon and a stalling war effort against Iran.S2

• The Vietnamese refugee, Navy veteran and former Virginia political candidate has been leading the service on an acting basis.S3

• Internewscast Journal Internewscast Donald Trump said he plans to put forward Hung Cao, the acting… This Post: Trump Nominates Hung Cao for Permanent Navy Secretary Post first appeared on Internewscast JournalS4

• Acting secretary picked for top role as critics accuse president of overworking sailors during war with IranDonald Trump said Tuesday that he is nominating acting navy secretary Hung Cao for the permanent job, giving the navy combat veteran the nod as concerns...S5

• Cao has been serving as acting secretary since John Phelan departed unexpectedly and without explanation in late AprilS6

• US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he plans to nominate Hung Cao to become the next US Navy secretary.S7