Cpl. Fred Benning was a World War I hero who became a baker, a successful businessman, and the mayor of Neligh, Nebraska.

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

Fort Moore, an Army base in ... (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Hegseth said the base’s renaming is in honor of Corporal Fred G. Benning, who was awarded the Distinguished ...

Benning. Fort Benning became Fort Moore ... (Photo by Logan Mock-Bunting/Getty Images) No word yet on whether four other forts that were renamed in recent years will also revert their names.

Fort Eisenhower in Augusta, Georgia was originally named after John Gordon, a Confederate general and slave owner. Could its name switch back?

Fort Benning is located in an area commonly known as the "Tri-Community", comprised of Columbus, Fort Benning, Georgia, and Phenix City, Alabama. Columbus, known as Georgia's third-largest city ...

However, the fort’s official namesake will now be Army Cpl. Fred G. Benning, a World War I veteran awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in 1918 for his battlefield heroics in France.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth renamed Fort Moore to Fort Benning, following through on his pledge to restore the original names of military bases, also including Fort Bragg – but not exactly ...

The Pentagon announced Monday that Fort Moore, formerly named Fort Benning for a Confederate general, will again be named Fort Benning, although it will now honor a different Benning. Defense ...

The Pentagon on Monday renamed Fort Moore as Fort Benning, switching the sprawling Georgia military base near Columbus back to its original name. The move is part of a broader Trump administration ...