Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to rename the ship that honors Harvey Milk, a former sailor who later became the first openly gay man elected to office in California, defense officials confirmed.

Thousands of flag-waving, sign-carrying loved ones welcomed the aircraft carrier and its sailors home Sunday following a brutal eight-month deployment that was marred by conflict and mishaps.

The aircraft carrier and its strike group spent more than five months defending merchant mariners and military vessels from Houthi drones and missiles in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. But the Truman’s deployment was marred with incidents, including the loss of three fighter jets.

Specifically, outsourced information technology consulting and management services will not be approved unless the Defense Department determines the contracted work cannot be done within the department. 

Rear Adm. Kevin Smith, the Navy’s executive officer for its unmanned and small combatants program, was relieved of his duties due to a loss of confidence based on a complaint substantiated by an Office of the Naval Inspector General investigation.

Fleet Master Chief David Isom was selected as the next senior enlisted adviser to Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the nation’s highest-ranking military officer.

The Coast Guard released its executive report detailing Force Design 2028, an initiative to reorganize the service, address its workforce shortfalls and streamline the purchase of vessels and new technology.

The Pentagon is creating a task force to examine a previous investigation and findings of the U.S. military’s chaotic and deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021.

U.S. Africa Command is launching airstrikes in Somalia at a record-setting pace as the military seeks to counter an influx of Islamic State group fighters.

A retired four-star admiral who once was the Navy’s second-highest ranking officer was convicted of federal bribery and conspiracy charges in a scheme to direct lucrative contracts to a training company in exchange for a $500,000-a-year job.