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Military will hold ceremony for the latest name change at Fort Benning. Here’s when
The stone gate entrance sign that welcomed people to Fort Moore is covered with tarps March 5, 2025, now that the U.S. Army ...
Beloved Fort Benning employee retires after 64 years working on post
In 22 years working with TYA contractors on post at Fort Benning, Jerry Powell has never worn a dress to work, but Monday ...
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We asked readers if they support changing Fort Moore’s name to Benning. Here are the results
Gen. Hal Moore and his wife, Julia. Before the 2023 change, the base bore the Fort Benning name for Henry Lewis Benning, a lawyer, politician, secessionist and Confederate general. This time ...
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Patricia Murphy: With return to ‘Fort Benning,’ Hegseth revives the worst of the past
On his first day as defense secretary, he pointedly referred to the base by its old name, Fort Benning. By choosing another soldier named Benning to name the base for — in this case Fred Benning ...
Best Ranger Competition to begin next week at Fort Benning
Becoming the best of the best doesn’t come without hard work. For those vying for the U.S. Army’s title of “Best Ranger,” it ...
Local leaders, politicians, veterans react to Fort Benning name change
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Celebration, confusion and anger followed the announcement Monday that Fort Moore would be restored to ...
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Defense secretary reverts name of another Army base, saying Fort Moore is now Fort Benning
(CNN) — 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 ...