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Navy reportedly weighs naming aircraft carrier for Trump instead of Black Pearl Harbor hero
The move follows a broader Navy review of ship-naming rules, and officials are also considering Miller for the Medal of Honor, sources said.
- The Navy is considering renaming the USS Doris Miller, an aircraft carrier under construction, with internal discussions indicating a potential shift to honor President Donald Trump.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed Pentagon efforts to remove names selected for diversity, equity, and inclusion purposes, exemplified by his 2025 order to rename the USNS Harvey Milk.
- Internally, the Navy has stopped referring to the ship by name, using only the hull number CVN-81, while officials reportedly seek to honor Miller with a different warship instead.
- Thomas Bledsoe, Miller's great-nephew, said the family was not informed of the name change, though he called the Navy's recommendation for Miller to receive the Medal of Honor "very positive."
- With the ship's keel-laying ceremony expected by year's end, the Navy faces a time crunch; naming a carrier after a sitting president would be unprecedented and require Congressional approval.
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The US Navy is considering changing the name of the aircraft carrier CVN-81, which is still under construction and was supposed to be named after the heroic African-American sailor Doris Miller, to US President Donald Trump.
Naming a ship after a sitting president would be exceptional.
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Navy may name new carrier after Trump and not WWII hero
Navy officials might name a new aircraft carrier after President Donald Trump instead of a World War II sailor who heroically saved lives when Pearl Harbor was bombed, according to media reports.
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