特朗普周二提名现任代理海军部长洪曜担任永久海军部长一职1。洪曜自4月末约翰·菲兰意外离职后一直担任代理角色1。与无军事背景的前任不同，洪曜在海军服役25年，曾担任特种作战军官并在伊拉克和阿富汗随海豹突击队和特种部队执行任务1。
洪曜的提名背景下，美军面临人事压力。民主党议员理查德·布卢门撒尔和鲁本·加列戈正要求五角大楼对舰队条件负责1，这涉及USS亚伯拉罕·林肯号航母创纪录的九个月部署期间船员心理健康恶化和物资短缺问题1。此外，陆军部长丹·德里斯科尔本周递交辞呈，原因是他与国防部长皮特·海格瑟之间的紧张关系1。洪曜支持恢复拒绝拜登时代新冠疫苗强制令的服役人员1。
President Trump on Tuesday nominated Hung Cao, the current acting Navy secretary, to serve as permanent Navy secretary 1. Cao has held the acting position since late April, when John Filanowski unexpectedly departed from the role 1.
Unlike his predecessor, Cao brings extensive military experience to the position, having served 25 years in the Navy as a special operations officer and deployed with Navy SEAL teams and special forces in Iraq and Afghanistan 1. His nomination comes amid reported concerns about military readiness, including deteriorating crew conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier during a record nine-month deployment in support of operations related to Iran tensions, which has raised questions about sailor mental health and resource shortages 1. Democratic senators Richard Blumenthal and Ruben Gallego have called for the Pentagon to be held accountable for conditions on the vessel 1. Cao has expressed support for reinstating military personnel who were discharged under the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandate 1.
The nomination follows broader personnel changes within the Defense Department, with Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigning this week due to tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth 1.
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