June 27 (UPI) --The USNS Harvey Milk is being renamed after Oscar V. Peterson, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced Friday. "I am pleased to announce that the United States Navy is renaming ...

No other changes are expected soon to the fleet of John Lewis-class ships, most of which are named after civil rights figures ...

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 USNS Harvey Milk’s symbol of hope, having existed at all, will live on in hearts and minds of millions across the globe! Neither the bullets that took his life, nor the stripping of his name from ...

The USNS Harvey Milk is a John Lewis-class replenishment oiler, designed to support carrier strike groups at sea. The class of ships is named after civil rights icon and Congressman John Lewis ...

According to an internal memo obtained by Military.com, the Office of the Secretary of the Navy plans to soon rename the USNS Harvey Milk, an oiler ship named in 2016 for the late civil rights ...

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 Navy christened the USNS Harvey Milk, a fleet replenishment oiler named after a Navy veteran and one of the nation's first openly gay elected officials. "This great ship honors #NavyDiver & # ...

The USNS Harvey Milk is part of a fleet of replenishment oilers named after civil rights advocates including Chief Justice Earl Warren and US Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.