Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday restored the original name of a Georgia military installation, although Fort Benning now honors another combat hero instead of a Confederate general. Hegseth signed a memo Monday changing back Fort Moore to Fort Benning,
The Pentagon will change the name of the Georgia military base Fort Moore back to Fort Benning, formerly named after a Confederate general, though this time it will honor a different man. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday signed a memorandum to restore the name of the Army base to Fort Benning after it was renamed Fort Moore
The Trump administration is changing the name for Fort Moore back to Fort Benning -- but it appears they are renaming it after a different Benning. In a statement from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday,
The base’s name was changed to Fort Moore in 2023 as part of a bipartisan effort to eliminate military honors bestowed on Confederate officers.
Trump pushes through another name change as Fort Moore becomes Fort Benning again - The Naming Commission estimated it would cost $4.9 million to rename Fort Benning as Fort Moore
A storied Army post originally named after Confederate Gen. Henry L. Benning, then renamed Fort Moore as part of the Biden administration’s purge of military base names that honored rebel leaders, will now revert to its original moniker.