Georgia Army base renamed Fort Benning, overturning 2023 renaming to Fort Moore Nation. Mar 3, 2025 7:26 PM EDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has, for the second time, ...

Fort Moore, a Georgia U.S. Army installation, will revert back to its old name, Fort Benning, on the orders of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

The Pentagon on Monday renamed Fort Moore as Fort Benning, switching the sprawling Georgia military base near Columbus back to its original name. The move is part of a broader Trump administration ...

Explore Pentagon restores Fort Benning name to Georgia military base Fort Bragg’s new namesake, according to the Pentagon, is the late Army Pfc. Roland Bragg of Sabattus, Maine.

The Army officially restored the name Fort Benning to its storied training post in Georgia, only this time to honor an 18-year-old corporal who fought in World War I rather than a Confederate general.

FORT BENNING, Ga. — U.S. Army Soldiers, veterans, military and civic leaders, community members, and the whole Benning family gathered for the ceremonial redesignation of Fort Moore to Fort ...

FORT BENNING — The Army officially restored the name Fort Benning to its storied training post in Georgia, only this time to honor an 18-year-old corporal who fought in World War I rather than a ...

Georgia's Fort Moore becomes Fort Benning again Roughly 70,000 soldiers and civilian workers are stationed at the Georgia base. To stream 11Alive on your phone, you need the 11Alive app.

Fort Benning was renamed in a May 2023 ceremony as Fort Moore in honor of Lt. Gen. Hal Moore and his wife, Julia Moore. (Patrick A. Albright/Fort Moore PAO Photographer) Defense Secretary Pete ...

The Army has restored the name Fort Benning to its storied training post in Georgia, only this time to honor an 18-year-old corporal who fought in World War I rather than a Confederate general.