Pentagon Chief Restores Name of Fort Benning, Sidesteps Congressional Provision
By ordering that the base be named after Corporal Fred Benning, who served in World War One, Hegseth was able to sidestep a Congressional provision that banned bases having Confederate names. The base was originally named after Brigadier General Henry Benning, a Confederate who defended slavery.
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 that of original namesake.
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 name honoring a different Benning than a Confederate general.
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 Moore in Georgia should revert back to being called Fort Benning
Hegseth orders iconic Georgia base to revert to Fort Benning, but with a twist
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.
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 original name — though this time Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says it’s after an enlisted World War I soldier and Distinguished Service Cross recipient,
Defense Department changes Fort Moore's name back to Fort Benning
Gen. Henry Benning, a Confederate general and Southern secessionist who opposed freeing slaves, will now honor a World War I Cpl. Fred Benning.
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Fort Moore received its name in 2023 amid a bipartisan effort to remove Confederacy-linked names from military installations.
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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 ...