I follow this guy on Twitter, who has been a big advocate of more shipbuilding etc., has significant contacts in the Navy, Pentagon etc.
He has been both critical and approving of Phelan. This is his summary of what Phelan accomplished in 15 months (a lot) and what Phelan was falling short on.
Not a description of why Phelan was fired, but a good summary. And a good picture of the current status of the Navy, esp shipbuilding
https://x.com/johnkonrad/status/2047112065064812703
Good info
An incisive & insightful X post. Thank you for the link & introduction. I will be watching for more from John Ʌ Konrad V