U.S. officials say Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to rename the USNS Harvey Milk in a highly rare move.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Friday the USNS Harvey Milk is being renamed the USNS Oscar V. Peterson.

The Trump administration is set to take the almost unprecedented action of stripping Harvey Milk’s name from a Navy ship, a defense official told CNN.

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

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

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

The Pentagon said it's done with "political" ship naming. The move follows a number of name changes at US Army bases.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that the Navy vessel named after celebrated gay rights activist and Navy veteran ...

Navy Chief Watertender Oscar Verner Peterson died while performing damage control on his ship during the Battle of the Coral ...

A U.S. Navy oil tanker named after civil rights leader Harvey Milk is reportedly set to be given a new title – another apparent move to strip military diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives ...

The Pentagon is looking to rename ships named after civil rights icons, including the gay rights leader Harvey Milk. For LTBTQ sailors who saw the Navy as a refuge, it feels like a betrayal.

Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to strike the name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk from one of its ships, orchestrating the change amid Pride month celebrations.