Based on the review, IG investigators concluded that Smither hit his head Jan. 9, 2020, while working in the motor pool, and sought medical care about 3-4 days later when his headache worsened.

The base was renamed Fort Liberty in 2023 to disassociate from Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg. It’s now named after Roland L. Bragg, a World War II hero.

The body of Pvt. 2nd Class Caleb Smither, 19, was found Jan. 22, 2020, in his room at then-Fort Bragg, seven weeks after ...

Later that day, Hegseth announced that Fort Liberty’s name would be changed back to Fort Bragg – in honor of a World War II hero, not the Confederate general who had been its namesake.

The most ignominious aspect of Fort Bragg, which has faded from the public consciousness along with the name change, is its association with murders that have occurred on the base's grounds.

President Donald Trump is visiting Fort Bragg ahead of the Army birthday celebration. The biggest U.S. army installation was once called Fort Liberty.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth signs a memorandum reversing the name of Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg while flying in a C-17 operated by the 300th Airlift Squadron en route to Stuttgart ...

The Fort Liberty sign is displayed outside the former Fort Bragg base on Friday, June 2, 2023 in North Carolina. It might be getting its old name back. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker, file) AP ...

At Fort Bragg in North Carolina, President Donald Trump said seven military bases once named for Confederate military figures and later renamed would revert to their original names. But that’s ...

The sound of gunfire alerted the Fort Bragg soldier at his apartment complex and he moved toward danger. It happened on June 5, 2023 . “I was at my apartment complex when I heard a slew of ...

Topline. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday announced Fort Liberty will be renamed again to Fort Bragg—the base’s previous name, which was changed in 2023 as a part of a wider Pentagon ...

Fort Bragg, one of the largest military bases in the world, is home to the Army’s 18th Airborne Corps, the 82nd Airborne Division and the U.S. Army Special Operations Command.