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Fort Bragg supports a population of 260,000 when including military families, contractors, retirees and others. It covers 284.5 miles across 172,000 acres, with 1,400 miles of paved roads and 23 ...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday directed the U.S. Army to change the name of Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg, but with a twist. Hegseth signed a memo aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 before ...
Fort Bragg was one of nine bases that the Naming Commission suggested be renamed. The commission was added to a defence bill in 2020. Trump vetoed the bill, but the House and Senate overrode his veto.
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Fort Bragg became a center for unconventional warfare, with the creation of the Psychological Warfare Center in April 1952, followed by the 10th Special Forces Group. [9] In 1961, the 5th Special Forces Group was activated at Fort Bragg, with the mission of training counter-insurgency forces in Southeast Asia. Also in 1961, the "Iron Mike ...
The base was officially renamed in 2023.Costs to update its name were estimated at $8 million at the time. It's unclear how much it might cost the military to change the name again.
After five years, Camp Bragg became a permanent Army post renamed Fort Bragg, and as Fort Liberty from 2023 to 2025. Original operations included photographing terrain for mapping, carrying the mail, and spotting for artillery and forest fires. Observation planes and observation balloons occupied Pope Field for the first eight years.