Rules for giving certain types of names to certain types of Navy ships have evolved over time. Attack submarines, for example, were once named for fish, then later for cities, and most recently (in ...

The Trump administration has interfered with efforts to rename Army bases that were originally named after Confederate officers as well.US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maxwell ...

Since 1819, Congress has said Navy ships are to be named by the Secretary of the Navy. Congress also issues non-binding naming guidelines that shape tradition: destroyers after distinguished naval ...

Despite his influence throughout the civil rights movement — playing a central role in helping desegregate the University of Mississippi, launching boycott campaigns against discriminatory merchants, ...

So, the Pentagon is thinking about renaming the Navy support ship Harriet Tubman before it even launches. Because, you know, diversity = bad. The Trump administration and its TV show host defense ...

Re “Hegseth orders name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk scrubbed from San Diego-built Navy ship” (June 3): The Navy will rename USNS Harvey Milk as part of the administration’s move to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Friday the new name for the USNS Harvey Milk, a fleet replenishment oiler named after ...

This month, a welder at a Virginia shipyard etched the keel plate of the USS Barb, the ceremonial birthing of a new submarine. The Virginia-class fast attack submarine joins hundreds of Navy subs ...

The Department of Defense is planning to rename the Navy vessel USNS Harvey Milk, named after the trailblazing LGBT and human rights advocate who became one of the first openly gay men elected to ...

No other changes are expected soon to the fleet of John Lewis-class ships, most of which are named after civil rights figures. Buildings and streets at West Point and Annapolis are also unchanged to ...

President Donald Trump scrambled Navy ship-naming traditions last week with his announcement of a new “Trump-class” battleship, to be called the USS Defiant, featuring nuclear-tipped missiles and ...