The U.S. Navy needs ships and modern weapons systems to effectively address defense needs, Adm. Daryl Caudle told the Senate ...

The naming of the USS Harvey Milk recognized those like Milk who contributed to the nation’s defense despite the ...

President Donald Trump is threatening to scuttle the Washington Commanders’ new Washington, D.C. stadium deal if the team refuses to change its name back to the “Redskins.” At such a critical moment ...

Harvey Milk pretty much deserves damnatio memoriae status, not just for being a nonce, but also his role in turning San ...

It was Milk who commissioned artist Gilbert Baker to create a symbol to represent the LGBTQ+ community. Until then, the ...

The U.S. Navy is considering stripping Cesar Chavez's name from a ship. U.S. Rep. Sam Liccardo issued a letter Tuesday with ...

Sister Dana sez, “Now that Pride Month is over, should we be less proud?Absolutely not! Pride is not just a month—it’s a ...

Heavy cruisers were named after larger cities or state capitals. Light Cruisers were named after smaller cities (some are no longer small, and some are no longer large). “Large” and “heavy” referred ...

The USNS Harvey Milk was renamed USNS Oscar V. Peterson by the Trump administration. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated the change removes politics from ship naming.

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 will be stripped of its moniker, which honored a slain gay rights activist who served during the Korean War.

The ship was previously in Mobile in March for maintenance. The ship was the Navy’s first named for an openly gay person. Milk was elected to public office as a member of the San Francisco Board of ...