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John Lewis-class replenishment oiler, the future USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206) has been conducting sea trials, according to the shipbuilder General Dynamics NASSCO.

The Honorable Carlos Del Toro, Secretary of the Navy, will deliver the ceremonial principal address. Remarks will also be provided by Vice Adm. Darse E. "Del"

The USNS Earl Warren will be christened in San Diego on Saturday morning, Navy officials said in a statement.

Robert E. Love will serve the remainder of a vacated term on the Occoquan Town Council.

Milk, the first openly gay official to be elected in California in the 1970s, had been forced out of the Navy because of his sexual orientation.

VT: Real combat experience? Gays fight far better than hillbilly's. This was observed in Vietnam where gays in the Marine Corps peppered the most elite units. As always, certain details on US Navy vessels were always "gay only," a tradition that had gone on for a century or more.

10 To operate any U.S. Navy ship, including those part of the Military Sealift Command, the captain needs a helmsman he or she can turn to with confidence, knowing the person on point for the safe maneuvering is trained, ready, and up for the task. On USNS Yukon (T-AO 202), that go-to person is sometimes Able Seaman Ranard McPherson. "Im responsible for steering the vessel, conducting security, and look-out duties while out at sea," the Charleston, South Carolina, native said....

Brigadier General Phillip N. Frietze Brigadier General Phillip N. Frietze is currently serving as the Commanding General, 1st Marine Logistics Group.  He hails from Las Cruces, New Mexico and is a graduate of New Mexico State University. He was commissioned through the Officer Candidate Course Program in August 1991 and attended The Basic School, the Marine Corps Engineer Officer’s Course, the U.S. Army Engineer Officer’s Advanced Course, Marine Corps Command and Staff College, Joint Force...

USNS Leroy Grumman back home following 7-month deployment The Combat Logistics Force vessel supported U.S. Navy and Allied Forces operating in U.S. 6th Fleet’s and U.S. Fifth Fleet’s areas of operations. Credit: US Navy Author: 13News Now Staff Updated: 4:20 PM EST February 26, 2021 NORFOLK, Va. — Military Sealift Commands Combat Logistics Force oiler, USNS Leroy Grumman (T-A0 195), is back home at Naval Station Norfolk following a seven-month deployment. D...