NORFOLK, Va. — Originally scheduled to be ready in July of 2025, the John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier being built at Newport News Shipbuilding now won’t be ready until 2027. The delay also means the ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced a new name for John Lewis-class fleet oiler USNS Harvey Milk (TAO-206) in a video message posted on the social media site X Friday morning.

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.