FORT BENNING (AP) — The Army officially 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 ...

The Army is upgrading a multipurpose sniper training range at Fort Benning, Georgia to handle new weapons that can shoot farther than the current range allows. The improvements are part of a ...

Now, Hegseth said, Fort Benning will be named in honor of Cpl. Fred G. Benning, a recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross who served in France during World War I. According to the Pentagon ...

Will Brugge, a spokesperson for Fort Benning, said that the range upgrades will allow soldiers to use the MK22 to the fullest extent, which helps them train specific sniper skills like calculating ...

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.

FORT BENNING (AP) — The Army officially 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 ...

Pentagon changes name of Georgia Army base back to Fort Benning, dumping Fort Moore By: Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press Posted: 4:56 PM CST Monday, Mar. 3, 2025 Last Modified: 5:06 PM CST ...

Fort Benning is the second U.S. military base to have its 2023 name change reversed. The nation’s largest Army installation was rechristened Fort Bragg in North Carolina last month, following a ...