Hegseth Orders Renaming Of Several Ships

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to rename the John Lewis-Class Replenishment Oiler, USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO-206), which is named after Navy Veteran and gay rights activist, Harvey Milk, who also served as the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California.
The renaming follows a memo recently by Secretary Hegseth to Navy Secretary John Phelan, directing him to rename a number of ships operated by the Military Sealift Command (MSC) that are or will be named after civil rights icons once built, including but not limited to the USNS Thurgood Marshall, USNS Ruth Bader Ginsburg, USNS Harriet Tubman, USNS Dolores Huerta, USNS Lucy Stone, USNS Cesar Chavez, and USNS Medgar Evers.
According to an official, the decision to announce the renaming of the Harvey Milk during Pride Month was intentional by the Defense Department.
Military.com reviewed a memorandum from the Office of the Secretary of the Navy -- the official who holds the power to name Navy ships -- that showed the sea service had come up with rollout plans for the renaming of the oiler ship USNS Harvey Milk.
The memo reviewed by Military.com noted that the renaming was being done so that there is "alignment with president and SECDEF objectives and SECNAV priorities of reestablishing the warrior culture," apparently referencing President Donald Trump, Hegseth and Phelan.
The renaming news was slated to become public June 13, according to the memo.
A new name for the Harvey Milk was not given but, according to the memo, Hegseth and Phelan are planning to announce the new name aboard the USS Constitution, the oldest commissioned Navy ship.
The Harvey Milk is a John Lewis-class oiler, a group of ships that are to be named after prominent civil rights leaders and activists.
CBS reported Tuesday that the Navy is also considering renaming other John Lewis-class oilers including the USNS Thurgood Marshall, USNS Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and USNS Harriet Tubman. Both Marshall and Ginsburg were Supreme Court justices, and Tubman was a Black abolitionist who helped slaves escape the South via the Underground Railroad.
Unlike the Milk, though, some of the ships being considered for renaming have yet to be completed.
While there are some rare examples of Navy ships being renamed following construction and christening, those instances are outliers and, broadly, Navy traditions consider renaming a ship to be taboo.
The most recent renaming occurred in 2023 when the Navy decided to rename the cruiser USS Chancellorsville and research ship USNS Maury -- two names with ties to the Confederacy -- to USS Robert Smalls and USNS Marie Tharp, respectively.
Unlike the decision to rename the Harvey Milk, which was done on the orders of Hegseth, the recommendation to rename the two ships came from a commission that was created by Congress to study names with ties to the Confederacy across the entire military.
The USNS Harvey Milk is currently completing maintenance and refit work at a shipyard in Alabama that is expected to wrap up by the end of June.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/03/hegseth-orders-navy-strip-name-of-gay-rights-icon-harvey-milk-ship.html

Re: Pete Hegseth, NATO, And Ukraine

Don’t get me wrong. We needed someone like Hegseth leading the DoD after the pansy army we had for 4 years under President Pudding Brain.
Hegseth has all the qualifications needed to do the job Trump nominated him for and I think the military will benefit from his leadership BUT I remember him from FOX and I saw a little arrogance from him then and I’m sincerely hoping his arrogance will not lead to serious repercussions.
His ego has already lead him to make comments he is having to retract and he did it smoothly but IMHO, he needs to make sure his comments, decisions, and directives are in line with Trump before putting the machine in motion.

SecDef Pete Hegseth walks BACK his comment about Ukraine and NATO.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth just walked back his comment yesterday stating that Ukraine will not become part of NATO.
“These negotiations are led by President Trump. Everything is on the table. In his conversations with Vladimir Putin and Zelensky, what he decides to allow or not allow, is at the purview of the leader of the free world–President Trump. So I’m not going to stand at this podium and declare what President Trump will do or won’t do, what will be in or what will be out, what concessions will be made or what concessions are not made.”

https://therightscoop.com/breaking-secdef-pete-hegseth-walks-back-his-comment-about-ukraine-and-nato/

Florida Says WTF? Trump Needs To Pick A Few Nominees From Other States

Trump Reportedly Considering Ron DeSantis For Secretary Of Defense.
President-elect Donald Trump is considering Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) to lead the Department of Defense amid concern over the ability of current nominee, Pete Hegseth, to be confirmed, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal first reported that Trump was considering nominating DeSantis for Secretary of Defense as there appears to be a growing number of Republican senators who have expressed concern over whether Hegseth would clear confirmation hurdles.

CBS News confirmed that multiple sources familiar with the Trump transition team said that DeSantis was now under consideration for the role.
Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) were also being considered in addition to DeSantis, according to CNN.
Trump and DeSantis attended a Memorial Service together on Tuesday for Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office Motor Deputies who died in the line of duty.
Reporter Marc Caputo said that Trump and DeSantis first discussed the Florida governor becoming the Secretary of Defense in June.
Trump and DeSantis, the two most popular politicians in the Republican Party, battled it out during the Republican Party primary with Trump easily coming out on top and DeSantis dropping out after the first contest in Iowa. Trump went on to steamroll the others who remained in the race.
When he dropped out, DeSantis gave an enthusiastic endorsement of Trump and the Trump campaign responded by saying that they were “honored” to receive DeSantis’ endorsement.

Joy Reid Is Doing Her Best To Outstupid Elizabeth Warren Regarding Pete Hegseth’s Appointment

How does this stupid biased liberal bitch still have a job. Can the network not find another talking head that can spew more informed news ... or do they not want to tell the truth. She proves she has NO knowledge about any of the picks Trump has made.

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Elizabeth Warren (Fauxahontas) Opens Mouth, Provides Proof That She Is The Fool Everyone Knows She Is

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) tried to trash U.S. Army veteran Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for incoming Defense Secretary, but instead she got a quick lesson on who he really is.
Warren took to X to voice her grievances with Hegseth, who, in addition to his military service, has spent a fair amount of time as a host on Fox News, and she suggested in her post that his tenure at the network was the only reason Trump could have for choosing him.

“A Fox & Friends weekend co-host is not qualified to be the Secretary of Defense,” she posted. “I lead the Senate military personnel panel. All three of my brothers served in uniform. I respect every one of our servicemembers. Donald Trump’s pick will make us less safe and must be rejected.”

During his military career, Hegseth, who achieved the rank of Major, served tours in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Guantanamo Bay and was awarded two Bronze Stars. He also earned the Combat Infantryman’s Badge (CIB), which is only given to soldiers assigned either to an infantry unit or to a Special Forces unit who have taken enemy fire while engaged in ground combat.
Hegseth is still a member of the Minnesota National Guard’s Inactive Ready Reserve (IRR).