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Fort Liberty, formerly Fort Bragg, is a military installation of the United States Army in North Carolina, and is one of the largest military installations in the world by population, with over 52,000 military personnel.
Fort Bragg is a large Army base located in the North Caroline counties of Hoke and Cumberland, just west of Fayetteville. As a result of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC) Fort Bragg was slated to absorb Army units and assets from several other locations.
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Jun 1, 2023 · WUNC. Days before Fort Bragg was officially renamed Fort Liberty, crews erect new signs at the base's main gate. After more than a century as Fort Bragg, the Army’s largest base by...
Jun 1, 2023 · Jun 1, 2023. Fort Bragg will be officially renamed Fort Liberty in June 2023. (Chris Seward/AP) Editor’s Note: This article was published as part of a content-sharing agreement between Army...
Fort Liberty History. I. In 1918, the Chief of Field Artillery General William J. Snow, seeking an area with suitable terrain, adequate water, rail facilities, access to a port (via Lower Little River) , low population density and a climate for year-round training, decided the area now known as Fort Liberty met all the desired criteria.
Fort Bragg, a 300-square-mile military cantonment and reservation in Hoke and Cumberland Counties, was authorized in August 1918 as a World War I artillery training center for 16,000 soldiers and 5,700 horses and mules but was completed after the armistice.
Fort Bragg, now Fort Liberty, is the “Home of Airborne and Special Operations” and is one of the largest military complexes in the world. It includes Pope Army Airfield, which contains an Air Force unit. Region. Statewide. Timeline. 1916-1945. 1946-1990.
