Hegseth orders iconic Georgia base to revert to Fort Benning, but with a twist
Fort Moore, a Georgia U.S. Army installation, will revert back to its old name, Fort Benning, on the orders of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

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Hegseth Renames Fort Moore Back To Fort Benning—Latest Rollback Of Military Base Name Changes
Hegseth brings back Fort Benning’s original name but without the Confederate connection
A second name reversal: Hegseth orders Army base return to Fort Benning
Hegseth orders Fort Moore be changed back to Fort Benning
The Pentagon will change the name of the Georgia military base Fort Moore back to Fort Benning, formerly named after a Confederate general, though this time it will honor a different man. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday signed a memorandum to restore the name of the Army base to Fort Benning after it was renamed Fort Moore
Hegseth brings back Fort Benning name with new namesake
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered the renaming of Fort Moore in Georgia to its original name of Fort Benning, though he changed its namesake.
Fort Moore changed back to Fort Benning -- sort of
The Trump administration is changing the name for Fort Moore back to Fort Benning -- but it appears they are renaming it after a different Benning. In a statement from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday,
Hegseth Revives the Old Name of Another Military Base
The base’s name was changed to Fort Moore in 2023 as part of a bipartisan effort to eliminate military honors bestowed on Confederate officers.
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In 2022, a federal commission estimated that changing the names of nine military installations would cost taxpayers $21 million.