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Secretary of Defense renaming Fort Moore

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.

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How much will renaming Fort Moore back to Benning cost? What taxpayers need to know

It looks like an eye-popping number, because it is to your everyday citizen,” said Abigail Blanco, an associate professor of economics. “But, in military terms, it’s actually quite small.”

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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,

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Defense Department changes Fort Moore's name back to Fort Benning

The Pentagon announced Monday that Fort Moore, formerly named Fort Benning for a Confederate general, will again be named Fort Benning, although it will now honor a different Benning. Defense ...

Georiga leaders, politicians, veterans react to Fort Benning name change

Celebration, confusion, and anger followed the announcement Monday that Fort Moore would be restored to its founding name of Fort Benning.

Hegseth Revives the Old Name of Another Military Base

The base’s name was changed to Fort Moore in 2023 as part of a bipartisan effort to eliminate military honors bestowed on ...

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Base Redesignation

Secretary of Defense Hegseth directed the Army to change the name of Fort Moore to Fort Benning in honor of Cpl. Fred G. Benning, a Distinguished ...

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