Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had referred to Fort Benning and Fort Bragg by their original, Confederate-inspired names.

The base, among the world's largest military installations, had been renamed Fort Liberty as part of an effort to rechristen bases named for Confederate officers. The move to shed Confederate ...

The base, among the world's largest military installations, had been renamed Fort Liberty as part of an effort to rechristen bases named for Confederate officers. The move to shed Confederate ...

Some Army posts, according to the Department of Defense, were named after Confederate officers to earn support from local populations in the South during the height of Jim Crow laws.

The base, among the world's largest military installations, had been renamed Fort Liberty as part of an effort to rechristen bases named for Confederate officers. The move to shed Confederate ...

The military base had been renamed Fort Liberty as part of an effort to rechristen bases named for Confederate officers.