Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the renaming of the USNS Harvey Milk to the USNS Oscar V. Peterson, effective immediately. The decision aligns with Hegseth's push to remove political motivations from Navy ship names, stating that the new name honors a Medal of Honor recipient from WWII. The announcement, timed during Pride Month, stirred discussions about the legacy of diversity and inclusion within the military, as Hegseth has also aimed to cut various initiatives related to these issues from military practices.
"We are taking the politics out of ship naming. This is not about political activists, unlike the previous administration."
"People want to be proud of the ship they're sailing in, and so we're renaming it after a chief, a Navy chief."
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