Last month Defense Secretary Hegseth announced that the USS Harvey Milk, the Navy supply ship named after former San ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the U.S. Navy has renamed a ship honoring slain gay rights icon Harvey Milk, replacing it with the name of a World War II hero.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that a U.S. Navy ship previously named after LGBTQ rights hero Harvey Milk will be renamed the USNS Oscar V. Peterson — a move he said was aimed ...

Construction began in late 2019, and two years later, Navy veteran Paula Neira christened the USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206) during a ceremony in San Diego Bay attended by state and local leaders.

The US Navy has officially changed the name of its ship honoring slain gay-rights icon Harvey Milk to the USNS Oscar V. Peterson in commemoration of the WWII Medal of Honor recipient.

In 2023, several U.S. Army bases underwent renaming to shed Confederate ties, only to reinstate their original names by ...

Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday, the USNS Harvey Milk will be re-named the USNS Oscar V. Peterson, adding the Defense Department is "taking the politics out of ship naming.” File Photo by ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted a video Friday revealing the new name for a navy oil ship previously named after Harvey Milk. Hegseth announced at the start of Pride Month that the USNS ...

The USNS Harvey Milk was named in 2016 by then-Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, who said at the time that the John Lewis-class of oilers would be named after leaders who fought for civil and human rights.

The ship was christened in 2021. Operated by Military Sealift Command with a civilian crew of 125, the USNS Harvey Milk conducted its first at-sea resupply mission in fall 2024.

The Brief Ahead of Pride weekend, San Francisco officials announced the construction of a memorial to gay rights icon Harvey Milk. Harvey Milk Plaza will be constructed at Castro and Market ...