1 day ago · (The Center Square) – Posthumously honoring a soldier from World War II, the world’s largest military base in North Carolina will become known again as Fort Bragg. The home of the 82nd Airborne and Special Operations Forces, commonly known as the place where a president of the United States places his 911 call, got the name change late ...

8 hours ago · Gen. Braxton Bragg, a native of Warrenton, North Carolina, was known for owning slaves and losing key Civil War battles. Roland Bragg, who has no known connection to the state of North Carolina or the fort that may soon bear his name, received the Silver Star and a Purple Heart for his exceptional courage during the Battle of the Bulge.

5 hours ago · Vehicles pass a sign for Fort Liberty, an Army installation near Fayetteville, N.C., on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. The name was changed from Fort Bragg in 2023, but Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ...

Fort Bragg, formally Fort Roland L. Bragg, is a U.S. Army military installation located in North Carolina.It ranks among the largest military bases in the world by population, with more than 52,000 military personnel. [2] The fort is named in honor of U.S. Army paratrooper Private First Class Roland L. Bragg.. Covering more than 251 square …

2 days ago · Less than two years after Fort Bragg officially became Fort Liberty, the North Carolina Army base’s name is changing back to Fort Bragg. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered Army ...

11 hours ago · A U.S. Army base originally named after a Confederate general, then renamed Fort Liberty, will revert to the name Fort Bragg. Its new namesake is WWII hero Roland Bragg — unbeknownst to his family.

16 hours ago · Hegseth renames North Carolina military base Fort Roland L. Bragg and declares, ‘Bragg is back!’ The base’s original namesake, Gen. Braxton Bragg, was a Confederate general.

1 day ago · The North Carolina base was renamed Fort Liberty in 2023 after a yearslong process mandated by Congress at the end of President-elect Donald Trump’s first term to rid the military of ties to the ...

1 day ago · Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth signs a memorandum reversing the name of Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg while flying in a C-17 operated by the 300th Airlift Squadron en route to Stuttgart ...

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...