Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Fort Benning

Pete Hegseth is skirting law by bringing back Confederate names of army bases

US defense secretary reverted to Fort Bragg and Fort Benning, but the men they honor aren’t role models

The Guardian - US

Fort Benning takes back its old name, but to honor a different soldier

The Army is restoring the name Fort Benning to its storied training post in Georgia, only this time it will honor an 18-year-old corporal who fought in World War I rather than a Confederate general

The Independent UK

Trump's move to restore old Army base names highlights Nebraska man's heroics at 18 in World War I

Fort Benning’s name honored a Confederate general who supported slavery for more than a century

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Pentagon Reverses Base Renaming, Honors Military Heroes

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reverses renaming of Fort Moore to Fort Benning, honoring military heroes and restoring historical legacies at Army bases.

Top News

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

The Independent UK

Department of Defense OKs renaming of 9 military bases

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has approved new names for nine military bases, including Fort Gordon and Fort Benning and other military assets.

Tribune News Service

First lady Jill Biden to visit Fort Benning Oct. 13, 14

First lady Jill Biden will visit with members of the military and their families at Fort Benning this week, the White House has announced.

Tribune News Service

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Soldiers killed by falling tree in Georgia identified as medical sergeant and West Point graduate

The victims of the weather related incident were described as “the very best of our military”

The Independent UK

Fort Benning, Fort Gordon and 7 other bases to be renamed

Dwight D. Eisenhower, George C. Marshall, Colin Powell and Harriet Tubman are among 87 candidates who have made the cut for the renaming of nine military installations that honor Confederate figures, including Fort Benning and Fort Gordon in Georgia.

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Department of Defense

239 stories

the Daily News

46 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.