Fort Benning reclaims its old name to honor WWI hero Corporal Fred G. Benning instead of a Confederate general.

Cpl. Fred G. Benning’s platoon and company commanders had just been killed during a fierce battle in France toward the end of ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last month ordered the change back to Fort Benning to honor Fred Benning, who was awarded the ...

The switch comes less than two years after the post was redesignated Fort Moore as officials stripped the names of ...

Georgia's Fort Benning, formerly Fort Moore, is holding a ceremony to rename the military base. Here are bios of the people behind the names - including the two Bennings.