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U.S. Secretary for Defense Lloyd J. Austin III arrives for a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, on June 16, 2022. Olivier Matthys/AP Photo
The United States will rename nine military bases that honor Confederate officers after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin signed off on the move, the Department of Defense (DOD) announced on Oct. 6.
In a press release, the DOD said the bases will be renamed by no later than January 2024.