If confirmed by the US Senate, he will replace General Mark Milley as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Read more at straitstimes.com.
WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden announced the history making nomination on Thursday of General Charles Brown for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, lauding the Black career pilot as a hero who had not only survived ejecting from a fighter jet into a swamp but fought against racism.
As a pilot with 3,000 hours logged, including 130 in combat, Gen Brown “knows what it means to be in the thick of battle and how to keep your cool,” Mr Biden told the nomination ceremony. “He plays to win,” Mr Biden said, and “that is going to be an enormous asset to me as commander in chief and to the United States of America, as we navigate challenges in the coming years.”
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