Biden picks Air Force chief for Joint Chiefs chairman.
President Biden Nominates Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. as Next Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff
President Joe Biden will nominate Air Force chief of staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. to serve as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Thursday afternoon in a historic move, the White House announced Wednesday.
Brown, 60, will replace Army Gen. Mark Milley as his four-year term comes to an end in October. The new Joint Chiefs of Staff will be the second black man in the position if he’s confirmed by the Senate, the first being the late Colin Powell, who held the role under former President George H. W. Bush.
Biden will make the historic nomination Thursday afternoon in the Rose Garden. Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, and second gentleman Douglas Emhoff will be in attendance.
As the chief of staff of the Air Force, Brown is already a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, but he only oversees the Air Force. Each service branch’s chief of staff is a member — Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, the chief of the National Guard Bureau — as well as the chairman and vice chairman.
Brown will receive the nomination over the reported second choice, Gen. David Berger, Marine Corps commandant.
The Air Force chief is regarded as a deliberate and decisive general, a leader who emphasizes the need to adapt and evolve or else lose. For two years, he has emphasized a campaign of “Accelerate, Change or Lose,” very much focused on China, per the Associated Press, deciding to do away with old technology and instead focus on the future.
In 2020, when Brown was nominated to be the Air Force’s chief of staff (the first black person to serve in the role), the Senate confirmed him by a vote of 98-0.
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The nomination of Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is a historic move by President Biden. Brown, who is already a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as the chief of staff of the Air Force, will replace Army Gen. Mark Milley. If confirmed by the Senate, Brown will be the second black man to hold the position, following in the footsteps of the late Colin Powell. Brown is known for his emphasis on adapting and evolving to stay ahead, and his campaign of “Accelerate, Change or Lose” has been focused on China. The nomination will take place in the Rose Garden on Thursday afternoon, with Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, and second gentleman Douglas Emhoff in attendance.
- Brown will be the second black man to hold the position of chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
- He is known for his emphasis on adapting and evolving to stay ahead.
- Brown’s campaign of “Accelerate, Change or Lose” has been focused on China.
- The nomination will take place in the Rose Garden on Thursday afternoon.
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