Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the base renamed Monday while en route to Stuttgart ... World War II,” a spokesperson for the North Carolina base said. “Bragg served in the 17th ...

Hegseth posted a video of himself signing the memorandum while flying to Stuttgart, stating: “I direct the Army to change the name of Fort Liberty, North Carolina to Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Hegseth signed a memo aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 before landing in Stuttgart, Germany, ordering the renaming of the North Carolina base to Fort Roland L. Bragg, not the Confederate general that ...