Hung Cao
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Hung Cao is an American politician and former military officer who has served as the acting United States secretary of the navy since April 2026 and as the 35th United States under secretary of the na
Official portrait, 2025
Cao as commanding officer of the Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center in 2015
Hung visiting Vietnam in 2026
Captain (United States O-6)
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In the United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps, captain is
Hung Cao
…Training Center there. He was then moved to a Pentagon assignment in Washington, D.C. Cao spent over 30 years on active duty in the Navy, retiring as a captain in October 2021. His military career encompassed operational deployments in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Somalia. Cao earned the Command Ashore Badge, the…
U.S. Coast Guard Captain Jessica Rozzi-Ochs of USCGC Eagle, left, and U.S. Navy Commander Billie J. Farrell of USS Constitution, right, were the first female commanding officers of their respective ships
Navy submarine captain Michael Bernacchi, serving as a chief of staff to a flag officer