The USNS Harvey Milk is being renamed the USNS Oscar V. Peterson in honor of a Navy chief watertender who died in World War II.

The move marks Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s latest foray into culture-war issues and comes near the conclusion of Pride Month.

No other changes are expected soon to the fleet of John Lewis-class ships, most of which are named after civil rights figures ...

The Pentagon is planning to strip the name from a Navy ship that honors the gay rights icon Harvey Milk and could expand the purge to include other vessels recognizing prominent civil rights ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to rename the USNS Harvey Milk honoring the slain LGBTQ+ rights icon and military veteran, according to reports. The timing of the name change ...

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

A U.S. Navy ship has a new moniker after the Trump administration stripped it of its previous name that honored a slain icon of the gay rights movement. Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth has announced ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the new name for the naval ship USNS Harvey Milk will be the USNS Oscar V. Peterson. "We are taking the politics out of ship naming," Hegseth said in a statement to ...

A Navy ship is in Mobile for maintenance only hours after receiving a new name from Pentagon officials. The fleet ...

Peterson, after he ordered the Navy to strike the name of the pioneering gay rights activist from the ship. Hegseth made the announcement in a video posted to X. “We are taking the politics out of ...

The name of a foundational gay rights activist is scheduled to be scrubbed from a Navy supply ship, while the Trump administration is reportedly targeting other ships named after civil rights leaders.

Hegseth reveals new name for Navy ship that honored slain gay rights leader. Alex Sundby. Updated June 27, ... "We're not renaming the ship to anything political," Hegseth said.