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

The Secretary of Defense has renamed Fort Moore back to Fort Benning after less than two years under the current name. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum today, which confirmed the new Benning will be named after Cpl.

For more than a century, Fort Benning’s name honored a Confederate general who supported slavery. The military changed the name of the Army base in Georgia two years ago, but now the Trump administration is set on restoring the familiar one — this time for a different Benning.

A storied Army post originally named after Confederate Gen. Henry L. Benning, then renamed Fort Moore as part of the Biden administration’s purge of military base names that honored rebel leaders, will now revert to its original moniker.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum today directing Fort Moore, Georgia, to be renamed Fort Benning.

Like Fort Benning, Fort Bragg was named after a Confederate general.

In 2023, the base named for Brig. Gen. Henry L. Benning became Fort Moore to honor the late Lt. Gen. Hal Moore and his wife, Julia, for his storied military service and her advocacy for notifying ...

Trump pushes through another name change as Fort Moore becomes Fort Benning again - The Naming Commission estimated it would cost $4.9 million to rename Fort Benning as Fort Moore

Fort Moore, a Georgia U.S. Army installation, will revert back to its old name, Fort Benning, on the orders of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reverted the name of Fort Moore, Georgia, to its previous name, Fort Benning. The Army base was originally named after Confederate General Henry L. Benning. This is the second military base that has been renamed by the Trump administration.