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

This is not about political activists,” said Hegseth, who earlier this month ordered Navy Secretary John Phelan to put ...

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.

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 John Lewis-class replenishment oiler USNS Harvey Milk was named after gay rights icon and politician Harvey Milk, who served in the Navy for four years before being kicked out for being gay ...

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