The army base was earlier named after Braxton Bragg, a Confederate general. The Pentagon said the name will now honor Roland L. Bragg, a soldier who was decorated for his service during World War II.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memo that orders the Army to rename Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg, this time in honor of a different soldier.

The Pentagon announced Monday it would restore Fort Liberty's original name of Fort Bragg, but would honor a different Bragg ...

FORT NOVOSEL, AL. (JAN. 10, 2025) – Fort Novosel is supporting the deployment of the 1st Battalion, 58th Aviation Regiment, ...

Benning, a racist judge and Confederate brigadier ... home to both the Army’s XVIII Airborne Corps and Special Forces Command. The fort, which was first a camp, was named after Braxton Bragg, a slave ...

“Every moment that I’m here, I’m thinking about the guys and gals in Guam, in Germany, Fort Benning, and Fort Bragg, on missile defense sites and aircraft carriers,” Hegseth told reporters ...

who is part of a new nationwide effort to monitor airborne chemicals in real time. They are “no longer just about burning trees and grass,” she said. “They are urban wildfires, fueled by the ...

became Fort Johnson; Fort Bragg became Fort Liberty; Fort Benning, Ga., became Fort Moore; and Fort Gordon, Ga., became Fort Eisenhower. Trump’s choice for Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Embers are blown off a burning tree as the Eaton Fire burns in Altadena, Calif., Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Nic ...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — American troops recently joined a 12-nation parachute drill near Tokyo to hone skills needed to recapture remote islands. Airborne troops from the United States, Japan ...