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 and officials renamed Joint Base Charleston to Joint Base Lindsey Graham in South Carolina, honoring the late senator's military and public service legacy.
- 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 33 years of service to the United States.
- During the ceremony, Hegseth urged Congress to support the Pentagon's massive budget request of $1.5 trillion, a sharp increase from the roughly $800 million approved for last year.
- Hegseth criticized "woke, so-called leaders" of the military during his speech, yet Republicans remain skeptical of the $1.5 trillion request amid the ongoing war with Iran.
- The renamed installation hosts the 628th Air Base Wing, covers nearly 24,000 acres, and supports more than 90,000 personnel including airmen, sailors, soldiers, and civilians.
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South Carolina base renamed to Joint Base Lindsey Graham
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Graham, an Air Force veteran, was a leading Republican Party voice for a more active U.S. role in global affairs.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attempted an impression of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Monday during a ceremony to rename Joint Base Charleston in the South Carolina Republican's honor — but quickly admitted he'd botched it.“I’ll never forget his accent. He sat there and he said, ‘gentlemen,’” Hegseth said at the ceremony, shifting into a gruff voice in an impression that he quickly abandoned. “I can’t do a Lindsey Graham's accent. It alw…
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