Navy replenishment oiler, which was previously named for gay rights leader, has been renamed for World War II hero Oscar V.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the U.S. Navy has renamed a ship honoring slain gay rights icon Harvey Milk, ...

"People want to be proud of the ship they're sailing in," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in announcing the ship named ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the decision was “taking the politics out of ship naming.” The vessel will be renamed for ...

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It follows earlier actions by Hegseth and President Trump, a Republican, to purge all programs ... Secretary John Phelan to put together a small team to rename the USNS Harvey Milk replenishment oiler ...

The Navy tanker that has carried the name of assassinated gay rights icon Harvey Milk has a new name, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday: It's now the Oscar V. Peterson. Hegseth ordered ...

The USNS Harvey Milk will be stripped of its moniker, which honored a slain gay rights activist who served during the Korean ...

D efense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a change in the naval ship naming convention, stating that the USNS Harvey Milk ...

The Pentagon has officially stripped the late gay civil rights leader Harvey Milk's name from a U.S. naval vessel, amid broader efforts by the Trump administration to erase what it describes as ...

The USNS Harvey Milk departs the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard after a christening ceremony in San Diego, on Nov. 6, 2021. The ship has been renamed the USNS Oscar V. Peterson, after a World ...