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Pentagon changes name of Georgia Army base back to Fort Benning

Headline from WMUR, on the newest of 2 developments

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has, for the second time, reversed the renaming of a U.S. military base, saying that Fort Moore in Georgia should revert back to being called Fort Benning.

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  1. Hegseth Renames Fort Moore Back To Fort Benning—Latest Rollback Of Military Base Name Changes

    Headline from Forbes ·

  2. Newest

    Pentagon changes name of Georgia Army base back to Fort Benning

    Headline from WMUR ·

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10 articles, oldest first.

  1. Fox News

    Hegseth orders iconic Georgia base to revert to Fort Benning, but with a twist (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Defense Secretary Pete Hegeseth on Monday ordered the Army to change the name of Fort Moore in Georgia back to Fort Benning.

  2. Military.com

    Hegseth Scraps Fort Moore Name in Latest Move to Undo Congress' Base Renamings (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    The Army will return the famed Georgia base to Fort Benning, the name originally chosen in honor of Confederate Henry Benning.

  3. Military Times

    Hegseth returns Army base to Fort Benning in second naming reversal (opens Military Times)

    Published

    Military Times's feed description

    The Moore family, after which the post had been renamed in 2023, reacted to the news with anger and dismay.

  4. WMUR

    Pentagon changes name of Georgia Army base back to Fort Benning (opens WMUR)

    Published

    WMUR's feed description

    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has, for the second time, reversed the renaming of a U.S. military base, saying that Fort Moore in Georgia should revert back to being called Fort Benning.

  5. The Republic

    Pentagon changes name of Georgia Army base back to Fort Benning, dumping Fort Moore (opens The Republic)

    Published

    The Republic's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has, for the second time, reversed the renaming of a U.S. military base, saying that Fort Moore in Georgia should revert back to being called Fort Benning.

  6. UPI

    Pentagon restores Fort Moore's original name to Fort Benning (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    The Pentagon announced Monday that Fort Moore in Georgia will return to its former name of Fort Benning, with the restored name honoring a different Benning than a Confederate general.

  7. Green Field Reporter

    Pentagon changes name of Georgia Army base back to Fort Benning, dumping Fort Moore - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has, for the second time, reversed the renaming of a U.S. military base, saying that Fort Moore in Georgia should revert back to being called Fort Benning.

  8. Forbes

    Hegseth Renames Fort Moore Back To Fort Benning—Latest Rollback Of Military Base Name Changes (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    Fort Moore received its name in 2023 amid a bipartisan effort to remove Confederacy-linked names from military installations.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.