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  • Trump shocks with plan to rename SEVEN military bases for Confederate soldiers after Biden-era renaming

    06/10/2025 5:12:14 PM PDT · by Morgana · 58 replies
    Daily Mail UK ^ | June 10, 2025 | Nikki Schwab
    President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he was reinstating the names of seven military bases that had been named after Confederates, including their leader, Gen. Robert E. Lee. Trump made the announcement during his trip to Fort Bragg in North Carolina, which had briefly taken on the name 'Fort Liberty.' In February, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that it would be riverted to Fort Bragg, but would be named after a World War II hero, not the problematic Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg. 'For a little breaking news, we are also going to be restoring the names to Fort Pickett, Fort...
  • Okinawa officials lodge complaint after Air Force uses Kadena for parachute training

    10/23/2007 7:52:16 PM PDT · by Jet Jaguar · 26 replies · 107+ views
    Stars and Stripes ^ | October 25, 2007 | Stars and Stripes
    CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — The Okinawa City Council lodged a protest resolution Monday against parachute training held last week on Kadena Air Base. On Friday, nine members of the 31st Rescue Squadron, a pararescue group, jumped from an MC-130 over the Kadena air field. Seven of the nine landed on target, with two landing close to the field, one of them in a small tree. The Okinawa City officials said such training on Kadena Air Base was “unacceptable.” “According to the military, although parachute jump training is basically to be held at Ie-Shima, in exceptional cases such as inclement weather,...