Fort Gregg-Adams, VA

11/11/2024

Lamanda Beale

04/28/2023

Fort Lee has been renamed Fort Gregg-Adams in honor of two Black U.S. Army trailblazers, Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg, the first Black officer in the Army to reach a three-star rank, and Lt. Col. Charity Adams, who paused her pursuit of a master's degree in psychology to serve in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps during World War II. https://abcn.ws/426UZJh

04/25/2023

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/fort-lee-will-renamed-fort-gregg-adams-honor-black-army-pioneers-rcna81170

The fort will soon be named for Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg and Lt. Col. Charity Adams.

03/24/2023

Fort Lee, Virginia
U.S. Army Fort Gregg-Adams

Fort Lee will officially become Fort Gregg-Adams during a ceremony next month as part of the military's efforts to rename bases that honor the Confederacy.

03/16/2023

Getting closer to the official name change. A lot of signs and maps will need adjusting.

02/20/2023

https://www.foxnews.com/us/defense-secretary-orders-renaming-military-bases-assets-honoring-confederacy.amp

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin issued a memo approving a plan to rename nine Army bases, two Navy ships and other items bearing the names of Confederate officers.

02/20/2023

Virginia's Fort Lee will be renamed in honor of two Black officers

It's the only one of the nine installations mandated for a name change to honor two different service members