It looks like an eye-popping number, because it is to your everyday citizen,” said Abigail Blanco, an associate professor of economics. “But, in military terms, it’s actually quite small.”

Retiree Army Col. David Moore, the son of Lt. Gen. Hal Moore, voiced anger over the decision to rename Fort Moore to Fort Benning.

The US military is renaming a major Army base in Georgia from Fort Moore to Fort Benning, reverting the base back to its original name — though this time Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says it’s after an enlisted World War I soldier and Distinguished Service Cross recipient,