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. [2]

1 day ago · The North Carolina installation, one of the largest in the U.S. Army, is home to the XVIII Airborne Corps and its 82nd Airborne Division, as well as the U.S. Army Special Operations Command.

1 day ago · Established in 1918, the North Carolina base was originally named for General Braxton Bragg, who served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

1 day ago · Outside Fayetteville, North Carolina, lies one of the largest military bases in the world. You may know it as Fort Bragg, as it was named in 1922, or Fort Liberty, as it was renamed in 2023 to ...

1 day ago · A U.S. Army base originally named after a Confederate general, then renamed Fort Liberty, will revert to the name Fort Bragg. Its new namesake is WWII hero Roland Bragg — unbeknownst to his family.

3 days ago · Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed an order restoring the name of a storied special operations forces base in North Carolina back to Fort Bragg February 11, 2025 at 6:12 p.m. EST 12 minutes ago

Camp Bragg was named for a native North Carolinian Gen. Braxton Bragg for his artillery actions during the Mexican-American War in 1847. Prior to its establishment as a military reservation, the...

Originally known as Camp Bragg, Fort Liberty was founded in 1918 as an artillery training post. >>> Fort Liberty History POPULATION The largest U.S. military installation in terms of...

2 days ago · Vehicles pass a sign for Fort Liberty, an Army installation near Fayetteville, N.C., on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. The name was changed from Fort Bragg in 2023, but Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ...

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.