OREANDA-NEWS  U.S. Secretary of the Navy John Phelan has resigned, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said.

"Secretary of the Navy John Phelan is leaving the administration, and his termination is effective immediately," Parnell said.

"On behalf of the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense, we thank Secretary Phelan for his service to the Department and the United States Navy. We wish him success in his future work," the Pentagon representative added.

His deputy, Hang Kao, will serve as Acting Secretary of the Navy.