Derek R. Thorstenson has graduated from Officer Candidate School (OCS) at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army. During the 12 weeks of training, the ...

Danny Powell hadn’t heard of the defense secretary’s decision to change the name of North Carolina’s largest military base back to Fort Bragg.

14, 2025. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times) HAIYUN JIANG NYT The former Fort Benning has been called Fort Moore for over a year and a half, but comments from the new U.S. Secretary of Defense ...

“Every moment that I’m here, I’m thinking about the guys and gals in Guam, in Germany, Fort Benning, and Fort Bragg, on missile defense sites and aircraft carriers,” Hegseth told reporters ...

After decades of discrimination, Vernon Baker was finally recognized for his heroism during an assault on a German stronghold ...

Renee I. Peterson and Kurtis C. Wyberg graduated Dec. 2 from Mankato State University. Ben Carew was winner of a 7mm rifle recently awarded by The Outdoorsman’s Headquarters.

became Fort Johnson; Fort Bragg became Fort Liberty; Fort Benning, Ga., became Fort Moore; and Fort Gordon, Ga., became Fort Eisenhower. Trump’s choice for Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth ...

At that point, Baker had achieved his goal of becoming a supply sergeant, but in October 1942, he was offered an opening in Officer Candidate School ... at then-Fort Benning, Georgia, he emerged ...