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 ...

Retiree Army Col. David Moore, the son of Lt. Gen. Hal Moore, voiced anger over the decision to rename Fort Moore to Fort ...

Fort Moore, the Army base in Georgia that is home to infantry and armor training, will once again be called Fort Benning but ...

Georgia’s Fort Benning is the second base to be renamed since Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth assumed his post.

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. By Helene Cooper Reporting from Washington Defense ...

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

Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth renamed the Georgia base as Fort Benning. Other bases have been renamed using a name similar to ...

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.

This change underscores the installation’s storied history of service to the United States of America,” the Department of Defense said in a news release.

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum March 3, 2025, directing Fort Moore, Georgia, to be renamed Fort Benning. The installation will now be renamed in honor of Army Cpl.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered the Army to change the name of Fort Moore to Fort Benning in honor of Cpl. Fred ...

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 ...