USS Gerald Ford, International Waters. 04 May, 2026. U.S. Acting Secretary of the Navy, Hung Cao, right, speaks with sailors during an all hands call in the hangar bay 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: PO2 Mariano Lopez/U.S Navy Photo/Alamy Live News

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