Pentagon calls for Air Force to rename Charleston base after Sen. Lindsey Graham
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'a fitting tribute'
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The Pentagon is directing the Air Force to rename Joint Base Charleston after the late Senator Lindsey Graham, the move announced as dignitaries from around the world gathered in Washington to honor the four-term senator at his funeral.

In a memorandum titled "JB Charleston Renaming in Honor of Sen. Lindsey Graham," Air Force Secretary Troy Meink directed Air Mobility Command to take steps to convert the South Carolina base to Joint Base Lindsey Graham. The change, Meink wrote, honors Graham's decades of distinguished service to Congress and the Air Force.

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