Pentagon renames South Carolina air base after Graham
Hegseth said the renamed base honors Graham while pressing Congress to back a $1.5 trillion Pentagon investment.
- On Monday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth presided over a ceremony renaming Joint Base Charleston to Joint Base Lindsey Graham in South Carolina, honoring the late senator's 33 years of military service.
- Graham, a longtime Republican from South Carolina, died last month at age 71 following an aortic dissection; his sister Senator Darline Graham attended the ceremony to honor his service to the United States.
- Hegseth urged Congress to approve the Pentagon's $1.5 trillion budget request, calling it a historic investment for America's warriors and citing Graham's support for the proposal.
- Republicans remain skeptical of the $1.5 trillion request amid the ongoing war with Iran, even as Hegseth criticized "woke, so-called leaders" of the military during his speech.
- The renamed installation hosts the 628th Air Base Wing, covers nearly 24,000 acres, and supports more than 90,000 personnel across four installations, serving as a critical U.S. military logistics hub.
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Military.com reports: A military base in South Carolina has been renamed after the late Sen. Lindsey Graham. Joint Base Charleston, which houses the 628th Air Base Wing, will now be known as Joint Base Lindsey Graham to honor the Republican who died in June, according to an announcement made during a ceremony on Monday. Sen. Darline Graham, Graham’s sister who has been appointed to serve the remainder of his term, unveiled a sign for the base al…
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