Benning, Fort Moore

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.”
Fort Moore renamed Benning, this time for a corporal who fought heroically in WWI
Georgia’s Fort Benning is the second base to be renamed since Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth assumed his post.
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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The decision came after Hegseth made complaints in the media about recent military base name changes and changed Fort Liberty’s name back to Fort Bragg in North Carolina. The base next to Columbus was renamed Fort Moore in 2023 in honor of U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Hal Moore and his wife, Julia.
Hal and Julia Moore’s son ‘saddened’ and ‘angered’ over Fort Benning renaming
Retiree Army Col. David Moore, the son of Lt. Gen. Hal Moore, voiced anger over the decision to rename Fort Moore to Fort Benning.
Pentagon changes name of Georgia Army base back to Fort Benning, dumping Fort Moore
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has, for the second time, reversed the renaming of a U.S. military base, saying that Fort Moore in Georgia should revert back to being called Fort Benning
Pentagon restores Fort Moore's original name to Fort Benning
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.
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.
Georgia leaders have strong words day after Fort Moore is changed back to 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, instead of the Confederate general it was previously named for.
Son of Fort Moore namesakes speaks out after base renamed to Fort Benning
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that Fort Moore in Georgia will once again be called Fort Benning. The U.S. military base was originally named in 1918 after Confederate General Henry L. Benning,
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 ...
Alabama war hero’s family ‘saddened’ Pete Hegseth removed his name from Georgia Army base
Fort Moore, named in 2023 after late Auburn resident and Lt. Gen. Hal Moore, is being changed back to Fort Benning.
Fort Benning, Georgia, is back — but not in honor of a Confederate general
A storied Army post originally named after Confederate Gen. Henry L. Benning, then renamed Fort Moore as part of the Biden ...
Georgia fort renaming gives nod to Nebraska native
This time, the Trump Administration said it’s in honor of Neligh, Nebraska native Cpl. Fred Benning, who served in France during WWI. He was a recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross, the ...
The Army didn’t have a photo of the ‘new’ Benning, so we found this one
Cpl. Fred Benning was a World War I hero who became a baker, a successful businessman, and the mayor of Neligh, Nebraska.
Bragg to Liberty and back again: Ceremony to rechristen Army post once named for a Confederate
Hegseth announced this week that Georgia's Fort Moore would revert back to Fort Benning. Originally named for Confederate ...
Trump's move to restore old Army base names highlights Nebraska man's heroics at 18 in World War I
For more than a century, Fort Benning's name honored a Confederate general who supported slavery. The military changed the ...