Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth found a little-known soldier from World War I to revive the Ft. Benning name. The base was originally named for secessionist Henry Benning.

The Trump Administration has returned a Georgia military installation back to its former name, but the name now represents ...

Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth renamed the Georgia base as Fort Benning. Other bases have been renamed using a name similar to ...

The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU), based at Fort Benning, is home to some of the most elite shooters in the Army. ...

By Matt White Posted on Mar 6, 2025 We asked the Army for a photo of the soldier for whom Fort Benning, Georgia, is now named. But the service didn’t have one. So we found this one. That photo ...

The US military is renaming a major Army base in Georgia from Fort Moore to Fort Benning, reverting the base back to its ...

The Secretary of Defense has renamed Fort Moore back to Fort Benning after less than two years under the current name.

Georgia’s Fort Benning is the second base to be renamed since Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth assumed his post.

Fort Benning's new namesake, Fred Benning, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his battlefield courage ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has, for the second time, reversed the renaming of a U.S. military base, saying that Fort ...

This change underscores the installation’s storied history of service to the United States of America,” the Department of ...

Instead of paying homage to a Confederate officer, as Fort Benning previously did, the new name pays tribute to U.S. Army Cpl ...