Washington — The U.S. Navy plans to rename the USNS Harvey Milk, a fleet replenishment oiler named after the slain gay rights ...

The former Navy officer, who resigned over questions surrounding his sexuality in 1955, is having his naval recognition ...

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

Milk, who served in the Navy during the Korean War, became one of the country’s first openly gay elected officials, winning a ...

San Diego civic leaders held a press conference responding to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s order to rename the USNS ...

The USNS Harvey Milk expected to be renamed four years after being launched. Defense secretary "is committed to ensuring that ...

The USNS Harvey Milk was built in San Diego and local elected leaders and LGBTQ+ veterans say they're ready for a fight.

Navy tradition and basic decency make clear the beleaguered defense secretary shouldn’t rename the ship. Hegseth is doing it ...

Retired Adm. James Stavridis said he doesn’t agree with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision to rename the USNS Harvey, removing the commemoration of gay rights activist Harvey Milk. Milk, a ...

Sen. Adam Schiff introduced a resolution calling on the Defense Department to halt the name change for the ship built in San ...

This post has been updated to amend that the future USNS Sojourner Truth (TAO-210) was not seen on a list to be renamed.

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