Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FORT MOORE, Ga. (WRBL) — Georgia U.S. Army post Fort Moore has had its current name for less than two years. Before that, it held ...

Fort Benning, Georgia — originally named after a Confederate general, Henry Benning — was was renamed as Fort Moore in 2023 as part of a broader effort to rename bases with Confederate-era names.

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Following the news that Fort Moore has been renamed back to Fort Benning, announced by the Secretary of Defense on March 3, former Fort Benning commanders are speaking out.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth emphasized the name of Fort Benning but showed appreciation for its former namesake while speaking to the newest graduates of the Army base’s Officer Candidate ...

FORT MOORE, Ga. (WRBL) — Georgia U.S. Army post Fort Moore has had its current name for less than two years. Before that, it held the name Fort Benning for more than a century. A local military ...

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 ...