On July 1, 1973, the fort came under the newly established U.S. Army Forces Command headquartered at Fort McPherson, Georgia. In 1983, the 82nd Airborne Division successfully supported the...

Before briefly being named Fort Liberty, it was named for Braxton Bragg, a slave owner and Confederate Army general. [3] . The military reservation is located within Cumberland and Hoke counties, [4] and borders the incorporated city and communities of Fayetteville, Spring Lake, and Southern Pines.

15 hours ago · The name “Fort Liberty” became official in 2023. Now, just a couple years after the base was renamed Fort Liberty, Hegseth’s memorandum reverted the name; however, this time the name honors Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, who earned the Silver Star and Purple Heart for his actions during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.

18 hours ago · President Joe Biden addresses service members and their families at Fort Liberty following its renaming as part of a Department of Defense initiative. (Image via Getty/Eros Hoagland) Fort Liberty is abandoning its name on Friday and will henceforth be known as Fort Bragg again. However, this time it ...

This time around, the fort will be named in honor of Ronald L Bragg, a World War II hero, instead of the treasonous general. Fort Bragg was renamed to Fort Liberty on June 2, 2023.

Fort Bragg, now Fort Liberty, is a U.S. Army base located west of Fayetteville, North Carolina and is the one of the largest military bases in the world. Covering 251 square miles in four different counties, Fort Liberty is home to the U.S. Army’s Airborne Forces and Special Forces and also houses U.S. Army Forces Command and U.S. Army ...

Jan 16, 2025 · Long known as Fort Bragg, named for Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg in 1918, the Army’s largest installation was changed to Fort Liberty in 2023 after a yearslong process mandated by Congress at...

Oct 29, 2024 · Fort Liberty. Once named after a Confederate general, Fort Liberty has turned a new page without losing its storied legacy as the home of the Army’s most elite soldiers. Founded in 1918 as a training ground for artillery, Fort Liberty — known then as Camp Bragg — honored Braxton Bragg, a former U.S. Army officer who fought for the ...

Fort Liberty is known as the home of the Airborne. For more than half a century, Fort Liberty has had a proud heritage as the Home of the Nation's finest fighting forces. Originally activated in June 1942 at Camp Polk, LA, the XVIII Airborne Corps was known as the II Armored Corps.

Fort Liberty, formerly Fort Bragg, is a 300-square-mile military cantonment and reservation in Hoke and Cumberland Counties. It was authorized in August 1918 as a World War I artillery training center for 16,000 soldiers and 5,700 horses …