Harvey Milk's Name Removed From Navy Ship | JQJO

The Pentagon has officially renamed the USNS Harvey Milk, a naval vessel named after the gay rights activist, to USNS Oscar V. Peterson, a World War II naval officer. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth cited a desire to remove "politics" from ship naming, reversing a previous administration's policy of naming ships after civil rights leaders. This decision is part of broader efforts to reduce what the current administration terms "woke" ideology. Other ships named after prominent figures from minority groups are currently under review.