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Pentagon renames Fort Moore

CNN on MSN · 2d

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,

USA TODAY on MSN · 2d

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.

Omaha World-Herald · 2d

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 named for Nebraska-born combat hero from World

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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 ...

1don MSN

Day after decision comes reaction about decision to rename Fort Moore back to Fort Benning

Instead of paying homage to a Confederate officer, as Fort Benning previously did, the new name pays tribute to U.S. Army Cpl ...

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Alabama war hero’s family ‘saddened’ Pete Hegseth removed his name from Georgia Army base

Fort Moore, named in 2023 after late Auburn resident and Lt. Gen. Hal Moore, is being changed back to Fort Benning.

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