OUR MISSION:
Congressional Commission providing naming, renaming, and removal recommendations to Congress for all Department of Defense items that commemorate the Confederate States of America or any person who served voluntarily with the Confederate States of America.
Our Final Report was submitted to Congress in three parts:
Part I: United States Army Bases
(Submitted August 8, 2022)Part II: U.S. Military Academy and U.S. Naval Academy
(Submitted August 29, 2022)Part III: Remaining Department of Defense Assets
(Submitted September 19, 2022)
FINAL NOTE FROM THE COMMISSION
The Naming Commission has fully discharged its duties as required by the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act. As such, the Commission officially disbands October 1, 2022, after which time this website and associated e-mail addresses will no longer be actively monitored. Our work will eventually be catalogued with the National Archives.
The Commissioners extend a heartfelt thanks to military and community leaders, service members and their families, other stakeholders, and Commission staff members for the tremendous amount of input and support that made our Final Report possible.
The Naming Commission was given the important role of recommending names that exemplify our U.S. military and national values. Through numerous community engagements and thousands of direct submissions via our website, we gained significant feedback and insight to help ensure the best names are recommended to Congress.
THE NAMING COMMISSION
Adm. Michelle Howard, U.S. Navy, Retired, Chair
Brig. Gen. Ty Seidule, U.S. Army, Retired, Vice-Chair
Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick, U.S. Army, Retired
Mr. Jerry Buchanan
Gen. Robert Neller, U.S. Marine Corps, Retired
Mr. Lawrence Romo
Dr. Kori Schake
U.S. Rep. Austin Scott (Georgia)
