The Army Black Knights' endzone logo prior to the 122nd game between the Army Black Knights and the Navy Midshipmen Dec. 11, 2021, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ. (Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Banks told Fox News Digital Friday the slides date back to the summer of 2023, suggesting they’re not a case of sudden mistaken entry.
"For over a year, someone at Fort Liberty has been teaching our troops that pro-life Americans are terrorists, and the Biden Pentagon didn’t stop it until House Republicans and the public raised the alarm," Banks said.
"I’m an Afghanistan war veteran, and it sickens me to see far-left radicals poisoning our military with this extremist hate. We must get woke activists out of our Armed Forces so that we have a military that’s focused on countering foreign terrorists overseas and not on targeting conservative Americans."
When reached by Fox on Friday afternoon, a public affairs officer at the Fayetteville, N.C., garrison said the person using the slides is "no longer employed."
The situation was subject to a formal commander’s inquiry, he said, adding the slides were "not vetted by the proper authorities."
"The slides do not reflect the views of the 18th Airborne Corps, Fort Liberty, the U.S. Army or Department of Defense," the officer added.
In their letter, the lawmakers said the slide usage "confirmed our fears" about a recent protest and extremism-related directive from Army brass.
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Fort Liberty, formerly Fort Bragg (Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images)
In June, the U.S. Army revised some of its policies, with Wormuth announcing that "active participation in extremist activities can be prohibited even in some circumstances in which such activities would be constitutionally protected in a civilian setting."
Service members are now prohibited from liking, sharing or engaging with content supporting extremism, according to the American Legion.
Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Ala., signed the letter with representatives Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla.; Clay Higgins, R-La.; Rob Wittman, R-Va.; Matt Gaetz, R-Fla.; Cory Mills, R-Fla.; and Richard Hudson, R-N.C. among others.
Hudson represents the base.
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Charles is a Pennsylvania native and graduated from Temple University with a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism. Story tips can be sent to charles.creitz@fox.com.
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