Pete Hegseth, the Secretary of Defense under President Donald Trump, has announced the renaming of the USNS Harvey Milk. Vowing to “take the politics out of ship naming”, Hegseth criticized the trend ...

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 The ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the new name for the naval ship USNS Harvey Milk will be the USNS Oscar V. Peterson. "We are taking the politics out of ship naming," Hegseth said in a statement.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Friday the USNS Harvey Milk is being renamed the USNS Oscar V. Peterson, after he ordered the Navy to strike the name of the pioneering ...

Out lawmakers grill Pete Hegseth over decision to remove Harvey Milk’s name from Navy ship Milk became one of the first out gay people elected to public office when he was elected to the San ...

Navy tanker named after Harvey Milk, California's first openly gay politician, will be renamed for Oscar V. Peterson, who sacrificed his life saving others in World War II.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Friday the USNS Harvey Milk is being renamed the USNS Oscar V. Peterson, after he ordered the Navy to strike the name of the pioneering ...

Navy Chief Watertender Oscar Verner Peterson died while performing damage control on his ship during the Battle of the Coral ...

On 3 June, the US defence secretary ordered the USNS Harvey Milk’s name scrubbed off. The activist had served as a sailor in the Korean War ...

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 ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has revealed the new name for the USNS Harvey Milk, weeks after he ordered the stripping of the civil rights icon’s name from the Navy vessel.. In a video posted ...