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3mo ago

Defense Secretary Hegseth Orders Renaming of USNS Harvey Milk

The Pentagon argues the change will reinforce a 'warrior culture' to match President Trump's priorities.

Le secrétaire américain de la Défense Pete Hegseth a décidé de renommer un navire célébrant Harvey Milk, fervent militant pour les droits homosexuels, pour « rétablir la culture guerrière ».
L'«USNS Harvey Milk» lors de la cérémonie de baptême et de lancement du navire à San Diego, en Californie, le 6 novembre 2021.
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Overview

  • On June 3, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed the US Navy to drop Harvey Milk’s name from the USNS Harvey Milk, with the renaming set to be finalized by mid-June.
  • The order is part of a broader Trump administration campaign to remove diversity and inclusion symbols from military assets.
  • Internal Pentagon documents state the goal is to restore a “warrior culture” and ensure vessel names reflect the president’s priorities.
  • Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer denounced the decision as a vindictive erasure of civil rights legacies during Pride Month.
  • Other Navy ships honoring figures such as Thurgood Marshall, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Harriet Tubman are under review for possible renaming.