Army's Fort Benning gets name back — this time, honoring Nebraska WWI hero
After two years as Fort Moore, the Army base formerly known as Fort Benning is getting its old name back. Now it's being ...
Not that Benning: Hegseth renames Fort Moore, but not for Confederate general, he says
Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth renamed the Georgia base as Fort Benning. Other bases have been renamed using a name similar to ...
Pentagon restores Fort Moore's original name to Fort Benning
The Pentagon announced Monday that Fort Moore in Georgia will return to its former name of Fort Benning, with the restored ...
Hegseth orders Fort Moore be changed back to Fort Benning
The Pentagon will change the name of the Georgia military base Fort Moore back to Fort Benning, formerly named after a ...
Fort Benning, Georgia, is back — but not in honor of a Confederate general
A storied Army post originally named after Confederate Gen. Henry L. Benning, then renamed Fort Moore as part of the Biden ...
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Fort Moore renamed Fort Benning in tribute to WWI hero, not Confederate general
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth renamed Fort Moore to Fort Benning. The base is spread out in over 182,000 acres near Columbus ...
Hegseth brings back Fort Benning’s original name but without the Confederate connection
Like Fort Benning, Fort Bragg was named after a Confederate general.
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Pentagon to rename Georgia base back to 'Fort Benning,' but after WWI hero not Confederate general
Hegseth said the new Fort Benning will be named after World War I hero Cpl. Fred G. Benning, who was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his "extraordinary heroism" in France in 1918.
Hegseth Renames Fort Moore Back To Fort Benning—Latest Rollback Of Military Base Name Changes
Fort Moore received its name in 2023 amid a bipartisan effort to remove Confederacy-linked names from military installations.
Pentagon changes name of Georgia Army base back to Fort Benning, dumping Fort Moore
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has, for the second time, reversed the renaming of a U.S. military base, saying that Fort ...
Defense secretary reverts name of another Army base, saying Fort Moore is now Fort Benning
The US military is renaming a major Army base in Georgia from Fort Moore to Fort Benning, reverting the base back to its ...