President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he was restoring the names of Confederate officers to seven U.S. military bases. Trump made the announcement during a speech at Fort Bragg after watching ...

Then in 2020, Congress moved to strip the base of its name, mandating a new one. The base was renamed Fort Liberty as part of the U.S. military’s examination of its history with race.

FORT BRAGG, N.C. – Fort Liberty is renamed Fort Bragg, effective immediately. This renaming honors the legacy of World War II hero, Pvt. First Class Roland L. Bragg and all Soldiers and families ...

The Pentagon will change the name of the North Carolina military base Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg, fulfilling a campaign pledge by President Trump while honoring a different eponym. Defense Sec… ...

Local News Fort Liberty named Fort Bragg once again - but this time it's for someone else On the campaign trail, President Trump criticized the renaming of the base to Fort Liberty.

Defense Secretary Hegseth Renames Fort Liberty To Fort Bragg—But Not After The Confederate General By Siladitya Ray, Forbes Staff. Siladitya Ray is a New Delhi-based Forbes news team reporter.

Fort Bragg officially became Fort Liberty during a ceremony in June 2023. The Naming Commission estimated that changing the name of Fort Bragg to Fort Liberty would initially cost over $6 million ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday directed the U.S. Army to change the name of Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg, but with a twist. Hegseth signed a memo aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 before ...

Renaming Fort Bragg to Fort Liberty cost more than $6 million in federal funds, with the bulk of the costs being sign changes and technology costs for the installation’s website.

Later that day, Hegseth announced that Fort Liberty’s name would be changed back to Fort Bragg – in honor of a World War II hero, not the Confederate general who had been its namesake.