The Leesville base was originally named for Confederate General Leonidas Polk, before it was changed under the Biden administration to Fort Johnson, honoring William Henry Johnson. Just two years ...

The Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk held a re-designation ceremony to officially install the base as Fort Polk once again.

Fort Novosel Soldiers and members of the Aviation Center of Excellence (AVCOE) Command Team hosted veterans from the Command ...

Fort Polk became Fort Polk once again. But this time the base's name refers to Gen. James H. Polk, awarded the Silver Star ...

Polk now refers to a General James H. Polk, a World War II cavalryman who became a commander of U.S. Army Europe.

On July 11, around 9 a.m., Fort Polk plans to hold a redesignation ceremony. KALB will be at the event to stream the ceremony ...

On Friday, July 11, at 9 a.m., Fort Polk held a redesignation ceremony. You can watch a replay of the ceremony in the video player above. Click here to report a typo. Please provide the title of the ...

FORT POLK - In a ceremony Friday at the Fort Polk Joint Readiness Training Center, the Vernon Parish Army base was redesignated in honor of Gen. James H. Polk, who was awarded the Silver Star during ...