Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed an order Monday restoring the name of a storied special operations forces base back to Fort Bragg. The North Carolina base was renamed Fort Liberty in 2023 as ...

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.

The base’s original namesake, Gen. Braxton Bragg, was a Confederate general from Warrenton, North Carolina, who was known for owning slaves and losing key Civil War battles, contributing to the ...