The U.S. Navy replenishment oiler previously named for gay rights leader and Navy veteran Harvey Milk has a new moniker: the USNS Oscar V. Peterson.

They said ships shouldn't be named for civil rights leaders, but only the one named for the LGBTQ+ leader appears to be ...

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In alignment with the mandate from the President and the Secretary of Defense to restore the warrior ethos to the military, the Secretary of the Navy has renamed the John Lewis-class fleet ...

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

An L.A. Times reader asks, 'Since Hegseth clearly doesn't want ships to be named after politicians, can we assume that the ...

The military on June 27 officially changed the name of a ship honoring the late gay icon Harvey Milk, Defense Secretary Pete ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted a video Friday revealing the new name for a navy oil ship previously named after Harvey ...

Defense Secretary and former Fox host Pete Hegseth said several weeks ago that the Navy supply vessel formerly known as the ...

Renaming a U.S. Navy ship has always been a matter of great honor, but recent changes have revealed a stark divide in values and priorities. The U.S. Navy has made a bold move to rename the fleet ...

The USNS Harvey Milk, a John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, is shown in March in drydock at Alabama Shipyard in ...

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