BREAKING: Pete Hegseth renames Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg

"Pursuant to the authority of the Secretary of Defense, Title 10, United States code section 113, I direct the Army to change the name of Fort Liberty, North Carolina to Fort Bragg, North Carolina," Hegseth said, announcing the change. "That's right, Bragg is back."

The name of the fort was changed in June 2023 from Fort Bragg to Fort Liberty. It had been named after Confederal General Braxton Bragg. However, the Department of Defense with Hegseth has changed it back, only this time it will be named after Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, who was a "World War II hero who earned the Silver Star and Purple Heart for his exceptional courage during the Battle of the Bulge," the DoD stated in a press release.

The first change came after a 2021 congressional commission that was tasked with renaming properties that were associated with Confederate leaders, according to NBC News. One of the nine military installations that was recommended to have a name change was Fort Bragg.

During the campaign, Trump promised that he would be changing the name back if he was elected to a second term. During a campaign event in North Carlina, Trump previously said, “We did win two world wars from Fort Bragg, right? So this is not a time to be changing names. We’re going to get it back.”

Hegseth has previously referred to the fort as Fort Bragg after it had been changed in 2023. While working as a host on Fox News, Hegseth called the names being changed “a sham.” Fort Bragg is the home of US Army Special Operations Command, Joint Special Operations Command, and the widely-known 82nd Airborne Division.

The base is around 250 square miles with over 55,000 military members working and 25,000 family members stationed at the location.