{"id":50899,"date":"2026-04-28T22:36:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T22:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2026\/04\/28\/alpha-troops-and-more-ships-acting-navy-secretary-hung-cao-outlines-vision-for-service\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:24:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:24:30","slug":"alpha-troops-and-more-ships-acting-navy-secretary-hung-cao-outlines-vision-for-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2026\/04\/28\/alpha-troops-and-more-ships-acting-navy-secretary-hung-cao-outlines-vision-for-service\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Alpha\u2019 troops and more ships: Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao outlines vision for service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Recently appointed Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao<\/a> delivered brief remarks Tuesday about his plans for the Navy during one of his first public appearances as the head civilian leader of the service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cao touched on his vision for the Golden Fleet<\/a>, modernization efforts for the Navy and Marine Corps and the type of values and military ethos he is looking for in future service members while speaking at the Modern Day Marine exposition in Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cao took over as the acting secretary Wednesday after previous Navy Secretary John Phelan was fired<\/a> by the Trump administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cao, who previously criticized a sailor<\/a> who performed as a drag queen, described what he viewed as ideal qualifications for future service members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t need cross-dressers in the military,\u201d Cao said. \u201cI need alpha males and alpha females.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t