Overview

• Fort Bragg in North Carolina was renamed Fort Liberty on Friday as part of the US military's initiative to rename bases named for Confederate leaders.
• The name change will cost $8 million and take until 2024 to fully implement.
• Fort Polk in Louisiana will be renamed Fort Johnson on June 13.
• The renaming comes after calls to remove Confederate memorials intensified following the death of George Floyd.
• The new names were chosen to honor American values and noteworthy service members.