Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, became Joint Base Lindsey Graham during a ceremony Aug. 10 to rename the installation after the late senator, Air Force veteran and South Carolina native son.
Graham, an Air Force veteran, was a leading Republican Party voice for a more active U.S. role in global affairs.
Joint Base Charleston, S.C., became Joint Base Lindsey Graham during a ceremony to rename the installation after the late senator, Air Force veteran and South Carolina native son.
Joint Base Charleston, S.C., became Joint Base Lindsey Graham during a ceremony to rename the installation after the late senator, Air Force veteran and South Carolina native son.
The combined air and naval facility on the South Carolina coast will become Joint Base Lindsey Graham, according to the secretary of the Air Force.
The Pentagon has announced plans to rename Joint Base Charleston in South Carolina after the late Senator Lindsey Graham, in recognition of his military service and legislative contributions.PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Department of War has announced plans to rename Joint Base Charleston in South Carolina after the late Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), in recognition […]
The Pentagon has announced plans to rename Joint Base Charleston in South Carolina after the late Senator Lindsey Graham, in recognition of his military service and legislative contributions. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Department of War has announced plans to rename Joint Base Charleston in South Carolina after the late Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), in recognition of his military and public service. The decision follows Graham’s sudden death earlier this month. WHO WAS INVOLVED: Senator Lindsey Graham, who had served in the U.S. Senate since 2003 and in the Air Force as a member of the Judge Advocate General’s Corps in the 1980s, and Air Force Secretary Troy Meink, who directed preparations for the renaming. WHEN & WHERE: The…Open
Graham's advocacy helped modernize the base's military infrastructure, says Air Force head.