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There are nine major U.S. military bases that were formerly named in honor of Confederate military leaders, all in former Confederate States. [12] All were renamed in 2023: Fort Benning (1917), near Columbus, Georgia , named for Confederate General Henry L. Benning , was redesignated Fort Moore on 11 May 2023 in honor of General Hal Moore and ...
The commission considered and provided recommendations on U.S. bases named for Confederate soldiers, such as Fort Bragg (now known as Fort Liberty), one of the largest military installations in the world, which was named for Confederate General Braxton Bragg. The Commission on the Naming of Items of the Department of Defense that Commemorate ...
Joint Expeditionary Base–Little Creek – located 20 kilometers (13 miles) northwest of Virginia Beach. Joint Base Lewis-McChord – located 17 kilometers (11 miles) southwest of Tacoma, Washington. Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling – located 11 kilometers (7 miles) south of Washington, D.C. Joint Base Andrews – located 22 kilometers (14 miles ...
Giebelstadt Air Base. Turned over to United States Army, 1968. Hahn Air Base (Closed 1994) Landsberg Air Base. Turned over to West German Air Force, 1957. Kaufbeuren Air Base. Turned over to West German Air Force, 1957. Munich-Riem Airport, returned to civil use, 1948. Neubiberg Air Base.
This is a list of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) installations in Afghanistan used during the War in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2021. This list encompasses installations used by the International Security Assistance Force from 2001 to 2014 and then by the Resolute Support Mission after 2014. Included are airbases, forward operating ...
Camps. 1/4 TF Highlander in '07 w/1st LAR, 3/4 in '06/'07, and many others over years. Large SVBIED at TCP Alpha 20070507. Mosul Air Base. Used by Romanian troops. [1] All UN sanctioned weapons were destroyed and FOB was transitioned to the Iraqi Ministry of Defense in 2009.
List of Indian Air Force stations. List of Israel Defense Forces bases. List of Pakistan Air Force Bases. Military installations of Turkey. List of military installations in Iraq. List of military installations in Saudi Arabia. List of Singapore Armed Forces bases. List of Sri Lankan air force bases.
M67A1 Flame Thrower Tank at the U.S. Army Engineer School, Fort Leonard Wood.. Prior to the establishment of the current Fort Leonard Wood, the name was used in 1928 to rename Camp Meade in central Maryland when it was decided that the facility, originally established as a temporary World War I cantonment, would become a permanent military post.