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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.

11Alive · 19h

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.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 5d

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.

Omaha.com · 13h

Fort Benning-Namesake

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

Air Force Times on MSN · 1d

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

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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.

Air Force Times on MSN5d

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 — ...

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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 ...

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Hegseth restores Fort Moore to Fort Benning in honor of WWI Soldier

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum today directing Fort Moore, Georgia, to be renamed Fort Benning.

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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 Defense said in a news release.

WKRG on MSN2d

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.

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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 ...

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