Benning, Fort Moore and Pete Hegseth

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.
Hegseth brings back Fort Benning name with new namesake
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered the renaming of Fort Moore in Georgia to its original name of Fort Benning in a memo on Monday, though he changed its namesake. The Army base was initially named after Confederate Gen.
Yes, Fort Benning has reverted back to its original name, but here's how it's different
The Trump Administration has returned a Georgia military installation back to its former name, but the name now represents someone else.
Fort Benning is back — Hegseth orders Fort Moore to revert to its original name
Fort Moore, the Army base in Georgia that is home to infantry and armor training, will once again be called Fort Benning but without ties to the Confederacy, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wrote in a memorandum announced Monday.
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In this photo provided by , Dana Klabenes, the city clerk in Neligh, Neb., holds her hand under a photo of former Mayor Fred Benning, a World War I
The 18-year-old World War I corporal behind Fort Benning's renaming
Fort Benning's new namesake, Fred Benning, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his battlefield courage
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth renames Fort Moore to Fort Benning — but a different one
This change underscores the installation’s storied history of service to the United States of America,” the Department of ...
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Hegseth returns Army base to Fort Benning in second naming reversal
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reinstated the name “Fort Benning” on Monday for one of the nation’s largest military bases — ...
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.
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Back to Benning: Fort Moore name to return to Benning after WWI soldier
The Secretary of Defense has renamed Fort Moore back to Fort Benning after less than two years under the current name.
Did Pete Hegseth Restore Army Base's Confederate Name?
In 2022, a federal commission estimated that changing the names of nine military installations would cost taxpayers $21 ...