Polk was born into a military family and graduated in 1933 from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1933, states a release issued by the base.

The Vernon Parish Army base was redesignated in honor of Gen. James H. Polk in a ceremony held Friday.

Fort Polk became Fort Johnson, shedding its Confederate namesake and honoring a Black World War I hero. Now Louisiana's largest military installation will become Fort Polk once again.

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Fiji is opposed to China setting up a military base in the Pacific Islands, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said on Wednesday, adding that it did not need such a base to project ...

Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro wants to speed up work at Balabac Island, a joint Air Force and Navy base in the southern end of Palawan province.

On Wednesday, as he was about to depart from a NATO summit, President Donald Trump seemed to make a stunning admission: He gave Iran the green light to attack a U.S. military base in retaliation ...

Largest Military Border Zone Yet to Be Created in Texas as Part of Air Force Base U.S. Army soldier stands beside a Stryker to observe the Rio Grande River near Roma, Texas, June 12, 2025.

President Donald Trump’s reaction to being warned about Iranian bombs being dropped on a US base was “it’s fine” during a press conference at the NATO summit.The remarks came while he was ...

MSU expands military education access through partnership with Keesler Air Force Base Contact: Sarah Nicholas STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University has signed an Educational Partnership ...

Monday's missile attacks at the U.S. military base in Qatar are causing fears at home. Iran's armed forces called it a “powerful and destructive missile strike on the United States’ Al-Udeid ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Iran launched missiles at a U.S. military base in Qatar over the weekend in retaliation for American airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, prompting reaction and ...