Just prior to his Senate confirmation vote in June 2020 to become chief of the Air Force, Brown gained some attention when he spoke out on the police killing of George Floyd the month before. While he knew it was risky, he said, discussions with his wife and sons about the killing convi...
A former Air Force combat pilot who eventually rose through the ranks to become the service’s chief of staff, Brown made waves when he released an emotional video addressing the 2020 protests across the U.S. sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. “I’m thinking about how f...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in a statement praising both Caine and Brown, announced the firings of two additional senior officers: Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Jim Slife. Franchetti becomes the second t...
It is not immediately clear if Brown will be sworn into his new position before Oct. 1, when Milley's term expires. Also poised for roll-call votes in the coming days are Gen. Randy George to be the next Chief of Staff of the Army and Gen. Eric Smith to be the next Commandant of...
The president said he can think of no one more qualified to help lead in protecting the nation than Brown, currently the Air Force chief of staff. The Joint Chiefs chairman is the nation's highest-ranking military officer, and serves as the primary military adviser to the president, defense...
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. landed in Israel this evening (Sunday), and is due to meet with IDF Chief of Staff LTG Herzi Halevi as well as additional members of the IDF General Staff Forum. ...
US President Joe Biden has named Air Force Chief of Staff General Charles Quinton Brown Jr., a Black Air Force fighter pilot, as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs Staff. He would succeed General Mark Milley, who is scheduled to retire in October. If confirmed by the Senate, Brown wou...
It’s rare for a retired general to be recalled to active service, but it has happened before. Army Gen. Peter Schoomaker, for example, was recalled to become Army chief of staff in 2003. It’s also highly unusual for a three-star general to receive their fourth star upon being elevate...
General Mark A. Milley of US Armed Forces visits Israel on the invitation of IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi.
Trump tapped Caine in February afterfiring the previous chairman, Gen. CQ Brown, who was little more than a year into a four-year term. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also fired other top officers, including Chief ofNaval Operations Adm. Lisa FranchettiandAir Force Vice Chief of...