Air Force General Tapped As First Black Head Of US Military

Written by on May 25, 2023

US President Joe Biden announced the history making nomination Thursday of General Charles Brown for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, lauding the Black career pilot as a hero who'd not only survived ejecting from a fighter jet into a swamp but fought against racism.

If confirmed by the Senate, "CQ" Brown, as he's known, will become Biden's top military advisor. And he'd join Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in the historic first of African Americans filling the two top military jobs.

"General Brown is a warrior descended from a proud . . .



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