Fort Bragg, formally Fort Roland L. Bragg, is a U.S. Army military installation located in North Carolina. It ranks among the largest military bases in the world by population, with more than 52,000 military personnel. [2] The fort is named in honor of U.S. Army paratrooper Private First Class Roland L. Bragg.

6 hours ago · 4 of 12 | . Vehicles pass a sign for Fort Liberty, an Army installation near Fayetteville, N.C., on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. The name was changed from Fort Bragg in 2023, but Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed an order Monday, Feb. 10, 2024, changing it back, in honor of World War II veteran Roland L. Bragg of Maine.

9 hours ago · The U.S. Army base formerly known as Fort Bragg will once again bear its old name — but this time but in honor of a new namesake. The Fayetteville, N.C. base was originally named after the ...

22 hours ago · 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 ...

23 hours ago · Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth signs a memorandum reversing the name of Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg while flying in a C-17 operated by the 300th Airlift Squadron en route to Stuttgart ...

12 hours ago · The base was originally named after Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg, a plantation owner who enslaved people. Its name was changed from Fort Bragg to Fort Liberty in 2023 as part of efforts to ...

1 day ago · 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 ...

2 days ago · Fort Bragg, one of the largest military bases in the world, is home to the Army’s 18th Airborne Corps, the 82nd Airborne Division and the U.S. Army Special Operations Command.

Fort Bragg became the headquarters for Special Forces Soldiers. More than 200,000 young men underwent basic combat training here during 1966-70. In April 1965, the 82nd Airborne Division...

9 hours ago · Fort Bragg was established as Camp Bragg in 1918 — after World War I — and was initially named for Braxton Bragg, an artillery officer who served in the Mexican-American War and later served ...