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.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reinstated the name "Fort Benning" on Monday for one of the nation's largest military bases - the second such reversal he's ordered and the first that requires actually ...

(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 says it ...