{"id":3881,"date":"2026-07-28T17:09:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T17:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3881"},"modified":"2026-07-28T17:09:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T17:09:50","slug":"joint-base-charleston-to-be-renamed-in-honor-of-lindsey-graham-reports-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3881","title":{"rendered":"Joint Base Charleston to be renamed in honor of Lindsey Graham, reports say"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A major military installation in South Carolina will be renamed in honor of the late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3879\">Beshear says Senate could expel McConnell, urges him to give more health info or resign<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Joint Base Charleston, a combined air and naval facility on the S.C. coast, will become Joint Base Lindsey Graham, according to a memo from the Secretary of the Air Force.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Plans to rename the base were first reported by the Post and Courier.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSenator Graham\u2019s lifelong devotion to the military was shaped by his own military service and his public service in both the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives,\u201d Air Force Secretary Troy Mienk says in the memo cited in the report. \u201cHis steadfast advocacy was instrumental in modernizing our military infrastructure and enhancing aviation security, ensuring that Joint Base Charleston remains one of America\u2019s premier military installations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Mienk calls on the Air Force to \u201ctake all necessary and appropriate action\u201d to rename the joint base in honor of Graham.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt seemed to confirm the reporting when she tweeted the news on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Joint Base Charleston will be re-named in honor of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, Pentagon sayshttps:\/\/t.co\/l3lidQjf9r<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3877\">A longtime downtown Columbia sandwich spot has closed its doors. What we know<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) July 28, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Graham, who died July 11 after representing South Carolina in the Senate since 2003, was a long-time member of the U.S. Air Force. He served on active duty with the Judge Advocate General\u2019s Corps from 1982 to 1989, then later served in the S.C. Air National Guard and in the Air Force Reserve. Graham retired in 2015 with the rank of colonel.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>News of the renaming came as Graham was being honored by laying in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda ahead of a service at Washington\u2019s National Cathedral on Tuesday. The late senator will be honored in Columbia on Wednesday \u2014 including a procession from the S.C. State House and a flyover by planes from McEntire Joint National Guard Base \u2014 followed by a funeral service at First Baptist Church.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The plan to rename Joint Base Charleston received some pushback Tuesday from state Sen. Ed Sutton, D-Charleston, who called for a pause on the change in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Whoa, let\u2019s pump the brakes.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Graham was a major asset to South Carolina\u2019s military community, but renaming Joint Base Charleston this fast feels like another rushed decision with no local input.<\/p>\n<p>Charleston Air Force Base has carried that name since the 1940s.<\/p>\n<p>Honor\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/ZjrRNh9Swk<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Ed Sutton (@EdCSutton) July 28, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSenator Graham was a major asset to South Carolina\u2019s military community, but renaming Joint Base Charleston this fast feels like another rushed decision with no local input,\u201d Sutton wrote in the post. \u201cCharleston Air Force Base has carried that name since the 1940s. Honor him, yes. 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