Weeks after Fort Johnson became Fort Polk once again, a major building at the fort in Vernon Parish was named after Johnson, ...

The Army has officially begun the process of unloading its not-so-light light tank, the M-10 Booker, following a May ...

Fort Polk became Fort Polk once again. But this time the base's name refers to Gen. James H. Polk, awarded the Silver Star for his World War II service.

Fort Johnson is now Fort Polk once again. They rededicated Louisiana’s largest military base in a 30-minute ceremony.

Fort Polk has been renamed to honor Gen. James H. Polk, a decorated World War II veteran. The base was previously named Fort Johnson after Sgt. William Henry Johnson, a World War I hero.

On Friday, July 11, around 9 a.m., Fort Polk will hold a redesignation ceremony. We will be at the event to stream the ceremony live on this page. Click here to report a typo. Please provide the title ...

Soldiers with the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Indiana Army National Guard board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana, July 23, 2017.

Fort Polk became Fort Johnson, shedding its Confederate namesake and honoring a Black World War I hero. Now Louisiana's largest military installation will become Fort Polk once again.

In 2023, when the U.S. Department of Defense changed of the name of Fort Polk to remove the stain of honoring a Confederate, slaveholding Episcopal bishop, many in Louisiana railed against the move.

The base will be renamed in honor of Gen. James H. Polk, who was a distinguished military leader who served in World War II, ...