articleThe Brief The White House announced Tuesday that Joint Base Charleston in South Carolina will be re-named in honor of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt made the announcement in a social media post. Joint Base Charleston in South Carolina will be re-named in honor of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, the White House said Tuesday. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt made the announcement in a social media post. The base is a major U.S. military installation covering nearly 24,000 acres and was formed on October 10, 2010, by the merging of Charleston Air Force Base and Naval Weapons Station Charleston. Dig deeper:Joint Base Charleston is one of 12 Department of Defense Joint Bases and host to over 60 DOD and Federal agencies.