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Pentagon Dismisses Navy Chief of Staff Jon Harrison

10/7/2025

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Harrison Dismissed from Navy

Jon Harrison was dismissed as chief of staff to Secretary of the Navy on October 5, 2025; the Pentagon confirmed his departure.
Appointed in January, Harrison shaped Navy policy and budgeting with Navy Secretary John Phelan.
The removal followed Senate confirmation of Navy Undersecretary Hung Cao.
The move follows the Trump administration's push to centralize authority and revise military culture.

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Harrison Dismissed from Navy

Jon Harrison was dismissed as chief of staff to Secretary of the Navy on October 5, 2025; the Pentagon confirmed his departure.
Appointed in January, Harrison shaped Navy policy and budgeting with Navy Secretary John Phelan.
The removal followed Senate confirmation of Navy Undersecretary Hung Cao.
The move follows the Trump administration's push to centralize authority and revise military culture.

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