Defense Secretary has signed an order restoring the name of a storied special operations forces base back to Fort Bragg.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed an order restoring the name of a storied special operations forces base in North Carolina back to Fort Bragg.

The military base had been renamed Fort Liberty as part of an effort to rechristen bases named for Confederate officers.

The massive US Army complex opened in 1918 and was named after Confederate General Braxton Bragg. The name of the base was changed in 2022.

Defense Secretary Hegseth emphasized that President Trump is counting on a quick peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed an order restoring the name of a storied special operations forces base back to Fort Bragg.

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed an order restoring the name of a storied special operations forces base in North Carolina back to Fort Bragg and said Tuesday that there ...

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 part of a national effort under the Biden administration to remove names that honored Confederate leaders.

The name was changed from Fort Bragg in 2023, but Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed an order ... Braxton Bragg, a North Carolina native. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed an order restoring the name of a storied special operations forces base back to Fort Bragg. The North Carolina base was renamed Fort ...