Commission recommends renaming hundreds of military assets linked to Confederacy

The commission tasked with reviewing Confederate-inspired names of military assets has recommended in its final report to Congress that the Defense Department rename or remove hundreds of items. 

In the wake of the killing of George Floyd and a national conversation about race in America, 

Congress' 2021 defense bill mandated a new entity, the Naming Commission, identify whether hundreds of military assets, including U.S. military bases, memorialize the Confederacy and should be renamed.