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Trump orders return to old, Confederate-linked names for 7 Army sites
Service officials said the reverted base names will now have links to Army heroes instead of Confederate leaders.
Defying Trump, 37 Senate Dems urge mandate to rename bases honoring Confederate generals stay in defense bill
Thirty-nine senators are calling for the final 2021 National Defense Authorization Act to include a requirement that bases named to honor Confederate figures be renamed. President Donald Trump has threatened a veto over the issue.
By Joe Gould
Exclusive: Esper, on his way out, says he was no yes man
Defense Secretary Mark Esper called Military Times for a lengthy discussion of his time in office.
‘Finding Faces’ podcast brings stories behind Vietnam wall names to life
Only about 100 names remain pictureless on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund's Wall of Faces. Journalist Ryan Kern records the stories he encounters as he searches for missing photographs across Massachusetts.
By Harm Venhuizen
Defense authorization bill delayed until after election
A bipartisan compromise and vote on the 2021 defense policy bill isn’t likely before the Nov. 3 elections―but it should come “quickly” afterwards, the House Armed Services Committee’s top Republican said Wednesday.
By Joe Gould
House defense bill strips Confederate base names, curbs president’s powers in troop deployments
House lawmakers on Tuesday passed their $740.5 billion plan for the annual defense authorization bill, including provisions for a hefty military pay raise next year, new restrictions on the president’s war powers and requirements that the Defense Department rename bases honoring Confederate leaders.
Trump argues Confederate base names, battle flags should stay
In an interview with Fox News, Trump rejected the idea of the Confederate flag as a symbol of racism.
Military’s top officer is open to renaming Army posts honoring Confederate generals
Joint Chiefs chairman Army Gen. Mark Milley is willing to continue the discussion.
Defying veto threat, House panel pushes to rename bases honoring Confederate leaders
President Trump has promised to scuttle the massive defense authorization bill if it includes language mandating changes for military installations.
Senate’s top Republican ‘OK’ with removing Confederate names from military bases
The Kentucky senator said he'll live with whatever lawmakers decide as they debate an annual defense policy bill for the military in the coming weeks.
By Andrew Taylor, The Associated Press