The president delivered a hawkish speech after watching a military demonstration at Fort Bragg, N.C., ahead of his planned ...

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — When it came to picking a name for his business, Ralph Rodriguez rolled the dice. He went with Fort Liberty Pawn & Gun. It’s going to cost him about $30,000. “That’s ...

Fort Bragg, North Carolina, is returned to its former name without the Confederate namesake, as the Pentagon honored WWII Pvt. Roland Bragg of Maine.

The reversion of Fort Liberty to Fort Bragg is part of a larger effort by Mr. Trump — through Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — to purge the military of top officers, diversity initiatives ...

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.

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 ...

Topline. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday announced Fort Liberty will be renamed again to Fort Bragg—the base’s previous name, which was changed in 2023 as a part of a wider Pentagon ...

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 ...

In an Oct. 2024 campaign event in Fayetteville, N.C., Mr. Trump had pledged to change the name of Fort Bragg back from Fort Liberty.. On Mr. Hegseth’s first day at the Pentagon, he referred to ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the renaming of Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg, honoring Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, a World War II veteran. The name change will likely require additional ...

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.