Trump to nominate Hung Cao as Navy secretary
BLUF – President Donald Trump announced he will nominate Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao to serve permanently in the role, where Cao has emphasized shipbuilding, aircraft and equipment modernization, maintenance, and strengthening public trust in the Navy and Marine Corps; his nomination requires Senate confirmation. For Navy Medicine, Cao’s priorities and potential confirmation are significant because the service secretary sets Department-wide policy and resource priorities that ultimately shape medical readiness, personnel, infrastructure and support for operational forces.
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