Air Force Reserve, not the Senate.
Via WIS
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, R-SC, announced Thursday he would be retiring from the United States Air Force after more than three decades of service.
“I’ll turn 60 this summer which is the mandatory retirement age for the Air Force Reserves,” Graham said in a news release. “Although I would cherish the opportunity to continue to serve, I know that the time has come for me to end my service and transfer to the retired reserves.”
Graham is a colonel in the United States Air Force Reserves and is assigned as Senior Individual Mobilization Augmentee to the Judge Advocate General. Graham had just returned after completing another short tour of duty in Afghanistan over the Memorial Day recess, the news release stated.
The release stated that the senator often pulled short-term reserve duty in Iraq and Afghanistan where he worked on Rule of Law issues during congressional breaks. He was presented with the Bronze Star Medal for his “exceptionally meritorious service” in 2014 for his work as Senior Legal Advisor during Operation Enduring Freedom.