Yahoo

The 18-year-old World War I corporal behind Fort Benning’s renaming

For more than a century, Fort Benning’s name honored a Confederate general who supported slavery. The military changed the name of the Army base in Georgia two years ago, but now the Trump ...
Boston Herald

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

FORT BENNING (AP) — The Army has restored the name Fort Benning to its storied training post in Georgia, only this time to honor an 18-year-old corporal who fought in World War I rather than a ...
Stars and Stripes

‘He is my hero’: Fort Benning marks name change with ceremony highlighting World War I infantryman

FORT BENNING, Ga. — Fred Benning was a humble, small-town man who rarely spoke of his exploits as a teenage soldier in Europe, where he earned the Army’s second highest honor for battlefield heroism ...
usace.army.mil

Fort Benning, GA Guard, Army Reserve, modernize range to support next-gen sniper weapon training, lethality

FORT BENNING, Ga. – Fort Benning, in collaboration with the Georgia Army National Guard and Army Reserve, completed a series of upgrades to Burroughs Range June 10, 2025. The improvements to Burroughs ...
WTVM

Secretary of Defense Hegseth addresses new Army officers at Ft. Benning

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visited Fort Benning Thursday as one group became new Army officers. Hegseth spent a full day on base, from speaking at the ...