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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Pete Hegseth imitates Trump at Joint Base Lindsey Graham dedication ceremony
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth paid tribute to late Senator Lindsey Graham on Monday (August 10) at a ceremony renaming a military base in his honour. Joint Base Charleston in South Carolina was renamed Joint Base Lindsey Graham. Hegseth said, “The world will remember that name.” During the ceremony, Hegseth also did an impression of President Donald Trump.
Key C-17 Base in South Carolina Renamed After Lindsey Graham
CHARLESTON, S.C.—A major East Coast military base that serves as a key Air Force logistics hub was renamed after the late Sen. Lindsey Graham here Aug. 10 in a ceremony led by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Graham’s sister Sen. Darline Graham. The new name of Joint Base Charleston is Joint Base Lindsey Graham in honor of South Carolina’s former senior senator, who died July 11 in Washington, D.C., at 71. Sen. Darline Graham unveiled a s…
Hegseth Impersonates Trump, Fails at Lindsey Graham: ‘Always Devolves Into a Trump Accent’
AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth broke out his impressions of President Donald Trump and the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Monday — though he admitted his Graham impression “always devolves into a Trump accent.” The moment came during the renaming ceremony for Joint Base Lindsey Graham — formerly Joint Base Charleston — in South Carolina on Monday after Graham’s July passing. According to a statement from his office…
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