Harvey Milk’s name returned to headlines after the defense secretary ordered the name of the slain gay rights advocate, who ...

Harvey Milk became one of the nation's first openly gay elected officials when he won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977. Born on May 22, 1930, Milk enlisted in the Navy in 1951.

Harvey Milk was just the start, Navy to rename other ships named for liberal heroes - Vessels christened to honor Ruth Bader Ginbsurg, Harriet Tubman and Cesar Chavez added to ‘recommendation ...

The John Lewis-class replenishment oiler USNS Harvey Milk, a Navy logistics support ship that refuels other vessels and can also deliver supplies, is now named after Medal of Honor recipient Oscar ...

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.

Pete Hegseth orders Navy to rename USNS Harvey Milk and other ships honoring civil rights leaders, citing a return to “warrior culture.” By John Riley on June 4, 2025 @JRileyMW ...

The U.S. Navy plans to rename the USNS Harvey Milk, a fleet replenishment oiler named after the slain gay rights leader and Navy veteran, and is considering renaming multiple naval ships named ...

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 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.