Last month Defense Secretary Hegseth announced that the USS Harvey Milk, the Navy supply ship named after former San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk, would be re-named.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the U.S. Navy has renamed a ship honoring slain gay rights icon Harvey Milk, replacing it with the name of a World War II hero.

Hegseth said that he would be renaming the USNS Harvey Milk in honor of Chief Watertender Oscar V. Peterson. Peterson heroically sacrificed his life while his ship, the USS Neosho, was under ...

When news first broke that Hegseth planned to rename the USNS Harvey Milk, among those to react was actor Sean Penn. He played Milk in the movie of the same name. The 64-year-old Oscar-winner told ...

Construction began in late 2019, and two years later, Navy veteran Paula Neira christened the USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206) during a ceremony in San Diego Bay attended by state and local leaders.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday that the U.S. Navy was renaming the USNS Harvey Milk, named for one of the country’s first openly gay elected officials in San Francisco.

The John Lewis-class replenishment oiler USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO-206) conducts a replenishment in the Atlantic Ocean, Dec. 13, 2024. The tanker was renamed the USNS Oscar V. Peterson on Tuesday.

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 Brief Ahead of Pride weekend, San Francisco officials announced the construction of a memorial to gay rights icon Harvey Milk. Harvey Milk Plaza will be constructed at Castro and Market ...

Despite calls for the Salt Lake City road to be renamed, Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson said Harvey Milk Boulevard is an “appropriate tribute” to the LGBTQ activist and should remain.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday that the U.S. Navy was renaming the USNS Harvey Milk, named for one of the country’s first openly gay elected officials in San Francisco.