The United States plunged ferociously into World War I following a vote in the House of Representatives on this day in history, April 6, 1917. President Woodrow Wilson requested a declaration of ...
Georgia’s Fort Benning is the second base to be renamed since Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth assumed his post.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum today directing Fort Moore, Georgia, to be renamed Fort Benning.
The Golden 14 were attached to the USS Triton during World War I and served as the Navy's first enlisted Black women.
The U.S. Department of Defense renames Fort Moore back to Fort Benning, honoring WWI hero Corporal Fred G. Benning.