Secretary Austin Announces Members of Base-Naming Commission

12 February 2021

From David Vergun

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today the Defense Department's representatives to the Congressionally-mandated commission on the naming of items in the department that commemorate the Confederacy.

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"I am pleased to announce today the names of four outstanding leaders who have agreed to serve," he said in a statement.

Retired Navy Adm. Michelle Howard; retired Marine Corps Gen. Bob Neller; Dr. Kori Schake, director of Foreign & Defense Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute; and retired Army Brig. Gen. Ty Seidule, emeritus professor of history, U.S. Military Academy, will serve on what's commonly called the Confederate Base Naming Commission.

A large welcome sign bears the name of Fort Hood, Texas.

"Each of these individuals possesses unique and relevant experience in and out of government that I know will inform this important effort. I am enormously grateful for their willingness to serve the nation again, and I thank them in advance for the wise counsel I am confident they will provide," Austin stated.

"I also thank the Congress for establishing this process, and I continue to pledge my personal commitment — and that of the department — to making sure it succeeds. I look forward to seeing the results of the commission's work in the months ahead," he added.

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