Pentagon announces members of Confederate base renaming commission
Army, Marine representatives will serve on panel charged with new base names.
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The Pentagon on Friday announced the list of individuals appointed to the Department of Defense's commission on renaming bases named after Confederate generals.
Among the members of the congressionally-mandated panel include retired Navy Admiral Michelle Howard and retired Army Brigadier General Ty Seidule, the Defense Department said in a statement.
The members of the panel "posses[s] unique and relevant experience in and out of government that I know will inform this important effort," Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said.
"I look forward to seeing the results of the commission's work in the months ahead," Austin added.