Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the USNS Harvey Milk will be renamed in honor of a decorated Navy chief petty officer. The fleet replenishment oiler will now be called the ...

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.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that a U.S. Navy ship previously named after LGBTQ rights hero Harvey Milk will be renamed the USNS Oscar V. Peterson — a move he said was aimed ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, wrote on X, formerly Twitter, on June 3: "Erasing Harvey Milk's name is disgusting, blatant discrimination—and during Pride Month to boot.