House panel votes to reinstate non-Confederate base names and adopt ‘Department of War’

This press release from Representative Marilyn Strickland (D-WA) was published on 2026-06-08 and titled "House panel votes to reinstate non-Confederate base names and adopt ‘Department of War’".

House panel votes to reinstate non-Confederate base names and adopt ‘Department of War’

Military Times: House panel votes to reinstate non-Confederate base names and adopt ‘Department of War’ By: Patricia Kime A House panel voted Thursday to return the names of nine southern U.S. military bases to those recommended in 2023 by a congressional commission assigned to study the Defense Department’s Confederate honorifics. After a spirited 30-minute debate late Thursday [ ] The post House panel votes to reinstate non-Confederate base names and adopt ‘Department of War’ appeared first on Marilyn Strickland .