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Pentagon Renames Charleston Base After Late Sen. Graham

8/11/2026

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The Pentagon renamed Joint Base Charleston in South Carolina to Joint Base Lindsey Graham.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Sen. Darlene Graham (R-S.C.) attended the ceremony.
Hegseth praised Graham’s “protect your people” stance and cited a $1.5 trillion defense budget.
Graham died of an aortic dissection on July 11 in Washington, D.C., after decades of service that began in the 1980s and included advocacy for the Charleston base.

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The Pentagon renamed Joint Base Charleston in South Carolina to Joint Base Lindsey Graham.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Sen. Darlene Graham (R-S.C.) attended the ceremony.
Hegseth praised Graham’s “protect your people” stance and cited a $1.5 trillion defense budget.
Graham died of an aortic dissection on July 11 in Washington, D.C., after decades of service that began in the 1980s and included advocacy for the Charleston base.