Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth found a little-known soldier from World War I to revive the Ft. Benning name. The base was originally named for secessionist Henry Benning.

two-thirds of Congress and three-quarters of states (or a constitutional convention) would have to approve a constitutional amendment allowing it, making the ambitious secession proposal a failure ...

The only path to secession would be to change the U.S. Constitution, which requires two-thirds approval by Congress or a state, which would need to be done by calling a Constitutional Convention.