Hold That Fort Renaming Process!

 

 

 

The Air Force Times reports additional Congressional Action is needed before Fort Rucker and several other military posts named for confederate figures can be renamed:

"Potential replacement names would honor well-known military leaders, such as Dwight D. Eisenhower and Colin Powell, or specific soldiers recognized for heroism, like Roy Benavidez and Alwyn Cashe.

However, absent new legislation by Congress this year, service officials would only be able to remove the old names, not finalize the new ones.

That technical change could prompt another round of fierce political fighting in Congress later this year, as lawmakers work to craft the annual defense authorization bill for fiscal 2023.

The issue became a major point of friction between conservative Republicans backing then-President Donald Trump and Democratic lawmakers in 2020 before Congress ultimately authorized the renaming commission."