WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Renames Fort Moore to Fort Benning Today Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum renaming Fort Moore in Georgia to Fort Benning. The new name pays tribute to Corporal (CPL) Fred G. Benning, who was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his extraordinary heroism in action during World War I with the U.S. Army in France in 1918. This change underscores the  more