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News Articles: Fort Benning

A photo of Andrew Goldsmith who intends to skateboard and kayak from Camp Merrill to Camp Rogers at Fort Benning from May 14-23. Photo provided by Andrew Goldsmith.

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Army veteran willl skateboard, kayak over 200 miles to Fort Benning. Here’s why

An Army Veteran turned author is planning a 220-mile journey in an effort to promote his new book about his experiences in Ranger school.

May 12, 2025
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  • Kelby Hutchison and
  • The Ledger Enquirer
A bridge over I 185 marks the entrance to the U.S. Army's Fort Benning in Columbus, Ga., Aug. 21, 2015.

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Fort Benning takes back its old name, but to honor a different soldier

The Army is restoring the name Fort Benning to its storied training post in Georgia, only this time it will honor an 18-year-old WWI corporal.

April 16, 2025
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  • Associated Press
The stone gate entrance sign that welcomed people to Fort Moore is covered with tarps March 5, 2025, now that the U.S. Army post next to Columbus has been renamed back to Fort Benning. This entrance is on Ft. Benning Road.

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Military will hold ceremony for the latest name change at Fort Benning. Here’s when

Fort Benning announced details Friday regarding the base’s renaming ceremony after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reverted the name from Fort Moore.

April 07, 2025
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By:
  • Kelby Hutchison
The stone gate entrance sign that welcomed people to Fort Moore is covered with tarps March 5, 2025, now that the U.S. Army post next to Columbus has been renamed back to Fort Benning. This entrance is on Ft. Benning Road.

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How much will renaming Fort Moore back to Benning cost? What taxpayers need to know

Whether it’s replacing signs or updating documents, changing Fort Moore back to Fort Benning involves extensive planning and funding.

March 06, 2025
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By:
  • Jordyn Paul-Slater
The sign on the stone gate of the Army's training hub in Georgia is changed from ⁦Fort Benning ⁩to Fort Moore in honor of Lt. Gen. Hal Moore and his wife, Julia.

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

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has, for the second time, reversed the renaming of a U.S. military base, saying that Fort Moore in Georgia should revert back to being called Fort Benning.

March 04, 2025
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  • Associated Press
 First lady Jill Biden speaks to supporters in Columbus on Monday as part of a three-stop swing in battleground states to launch Veterans and Military Families for Biden-Harris. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder

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Jill Biden rejects calls for president to step aside at rally near Georgia’s largest military base

First lady Jill Biden rallied Democrats in a west Georgia community that’s home to one of the country’s largest military bases Monday as the Biden-Harris campaign works to tamp down concerns after President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance in Atlanta more than a week ago.

July 09, 2024
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  • Jill Nolin

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Political Rewind: Title 42 ends; Fani Willis fights Trump's effort; Fort Benning renamed

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Title 42, a pandemic-era restriction on migration, came to an end last week. Politicians on both sides have been waiting to see how immigration would change. We break down the results with an expert. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of Georgians could lose Medicaid benefits. #gapol

May 16, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
The sign on the stone gate of the Army's training hub in Georgia is changed from ⁦Fort Benning ⁩to Fort Moore in honor of Lt. Gen. Hal Moore and his wife, Julia.

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Army officially designates Fort Moore, dropping Confederate name Benning

The Army's training hub in Georgia is now officially called Fort Moore. The Army completed a name change Thursday that's been a year in the making at the base known previously as Fort Benning.

May 11, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Lt. Moore with his wife Julie and their three chiildren.

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Fort Benning’s newly proposed name honors a famed Vietnam commander and his wife

Fort Benning’s newly proposed name honors famed Vietnam commander Lt. Gen. Hal Moore and his wife Julie, officials tasked with renaming Confederate military assets announced Tuesday.

May 24, 2022
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  • Nick Wooten
Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe

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'My baby brother will go down in history.' Late Fort Benning soldier to receive the Medal of Honor

Cashe will be the first Black service member awarded the Medal of Honor for fighting in Afghanistan or Iraq.

December 14, 2021
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  • Nick Wooten
Flags at Fort Benning

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Congress Set To Strip Confederate Names From Military Bases, Including Two In Georgia

Congress this week is expected to pass a massive defense policy bill that President Donald Trump has threatened to veto because it would remove the names of Confederate generals from military bases across the South, including Fort Benning near Columbus and Fort Gordon near Augusta.

December 08, 2020
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  • Ariana Figueroa
COVID-19 testing in Macon.

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  • Health

Georgia Surpasses 200,000 COVID-19 Cases, Hot Spots Remain

Georgia has passed the 200,000 mark in COVID-19 cases and is close to exceeding 4,000 deaths from the virus.

August 06, 2020
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  • Andy Miller
President Trump has shut down any discussion about the potential renaming of 10 different Army bases, including two in Georgia, that currently have Confederate namesakes.

Trump Will 'Not Even Consider' Renaming Bases Named After Confederate Leaders

President Trump has shut down any discussion about the potential renaming of 10 different Army bases, including two in Georgia, that currently have...

June 12, 2020
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By:
  • Sarah Rose
Fort Benning

Contractor Charged With Taking Kickbacks On Army Projects

Federal prosecutors say a construction company executive was paid at least $436,000 in kickbacks in a scheme involving multimillion-dollar contracts at...

June 19, 2019
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  • Associated Press

Georgia's Fort Benning Will Not Be Used To House Migrant Children

The federal government will not be opening a facility to house migrant children in Georgia after initially considering the state. Fort Benning, near...

June 12, 2019
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  • Taylor Gantt and
  • Associated Press
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