USS Gerald Ford, International Waters. 04 May, 2026. U.S. Acting Secretary of the Navy, Hung Cao, center, is piped aboard by a U.S Navy sailors as he arrives on the flight deck of the Ford-Class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, May 4, 2026, on the Mediterranean Sea. President Trump nominated Cao to the position after the removal of John Phelan. Credit: MCS Brianna Barnett/U.S Navy Photo/Alamy Live News

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