Biden to appoint high Air Force normal to steer Joint Chiefs of Staff

President Biden reportedly will nominate Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the Air Force chief of workers, because the nation’s high army officer. If accredited by the Senate, Gen. Brown will succeed Army Gen. Mark A. Milley as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff following his retirement this yr.

Gen. Brown — often known as C.Q. within the Pentagon — would change into the second Black man to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs. The late Army Gen. Colin Powell held the place through the George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton administrations.

Gen. Brown’s affirmation would additionally lead to one other first: The high civilian and army jobs within the Pentagon could be held by Black males, with Gen. Brown becoming a member of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.

President Donald Trump nominated Gen. Brown to change into Air Force chief of workers, and he was unanimously confirmed by the Senate. Mr. Biden additionally thought-about Gen. David H. Berger, commandant of the Marine Corps, for the highest spot however finally went with the Air Force candidate, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Gen. Brown beforehand served as commander of Pacific Air Forces, the air part of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. His expertise within the area might be important with China thought-about America’s major problem. He additionally held high-level positions for the Air Force in Europe and the Middle East.

According to a number of reviews, it isn’t clear when Mr. Biden would formally identify Gen. Brown as his decide for chairman.

Although thought-about much less publicly confrontational than the person he could be changing on the Pentagon, Gen. Brown would nonetheless hear from a Republican-controlled House of Representatives. Several high Republican lawmakers have accused officers within the Pentagon of specializing in woke insurance policies on the expense of army readiness. Ultimately, the Senate is the one chamber to vote on the chairman’s affirmation.