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Fort Moore, Benning

Day after decision comes reaction about decision to rename Fort Moore back to Fort Benning

Instead of paying homage to a Confederate officer, as Fort Benning previously did, the new name pays tribute to U.S. Army Cpl. Fred G. Benning, who was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his “extraordinary heroism in action during World War I with the U.S. Army in France in 1918,” the department’s news release says.

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Hegseth Renames Fort Moore Back To Fort Benning—Latest Rollback Of Military Base Name Changes

Fort Moore received its name in 2023 amid a bipartisan effort to remove Confederacy-linked names from military installations.

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Fort Moore in Georgia renamed to Fort Benning, honoring a WWI veteran

On Monday Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum to rename Fort Moore in Georgia as Fort Benning. Fort Moore was originally named for Lt. Gen. Harold Gregory Moore Jr., who fought in the Vietnam War and earned the Distinguished Service Cross for Valor.

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Fort Moore Army Base Guide

Fort Moore, Georgia, and Phenix City, Alabama. Columbus, known as Georgia's third-largest city, is a growing community of 250,000. Besides being the home of the Best Army Installation in the ...

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Pentagon changes name of Georgia Army base back to Fort Benning, dumping Fort Moore

It's not just programs at risk. Thousands of jobs could also be cut, with Department of Government Efficiency staffers receiving lists of probationary employees who might be let go. In 2023, the ...

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Fort Moore’s engineers: building innovation and excellence

FORT MOORE, Ga. – For every road, building, and system at Fort Moore, there is a team of engineering minds working tirelessly to install, improve, and maintain it. In honor of National ...

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Hegseth brings back Fort Benning’s original name but without the Confederate connection

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday restored the original name of a Georgia military installation ... Hegseth signed a memo Monday changing back Fort Moore to Fort Benning, which had ...

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Fort Moore and CSU sign 10-year agreement for GIS partnership

FORT MOORE, Ga. (WRBL) — U.S. Army post Fort Moore and ... GIS software uses datasets with location details to create visual maps. ‘That’s what we want our Army to be’: Hal & Julia Moore ...

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