Gen Charles "CQ" Brown Jr: History-making fighter pilot picked as new Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman

[Eugene]

Source: BBC

Gen Charles "CQ" Brown Jr: History-making fighter pilot picked as new Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman

25 May 2023

By Brandon Drenon
BBC News, Washington

President Joe Biden has named Gen Charles "CQ" Brown Jr to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the top military officer in the US.

Gen Brown, currently the Air Force chief of staff, would replace Gen Mark Milley, whose term ends in September.

If confirmed, he would be the only other black officer holding this top post in US history besides General Colin Powell, who served from 1989-93.

The chairman is the president's top military adviser.

Since Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin is also black, it would be the first time ever that two African American men simultaneously held the most senior civil and military positions at the Pentagon.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65692015


Gen Charles Brown's nomination would be a record-breaking moment in US history (Getty Images)

[mercuryblues]

1. He had me at smoked brisket.