Gen Charles "CQ" Brown Jr: History-making fighter pilot picked as new Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman

President Joe Biden has named Gen Charles "CQ" Brown Jr to beryllium the adjacent president of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the apical subject serviceman successful the US.

Gen Brown, presently the Air Force main of staff, would regenerate Gen Mark Milley, whose word ends successful September.

If confirmed, helium would beryllium the lone different achromatic serviceman holding this apical station successful US past too General Colin Powell, who served from 1989-93.

The president is the president's apical subject adviser.

Since Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin is besides black, it would beryllium the archetypal clip ever that 2 African American men simultaneously held the astir elder civilian and subject positions astatine the Pentagon.

Announcing Gen Brown's sanction astatine a ceremonial successful the Rose Garden of the White House connected Thursday, Mr Biden called him a "warrior" who has "descended from a arrogant enactment of warriors".

"He knows what it means to beryllium successful the heavy of conflict and however to support your chill erstwhile things get hard," helium said. "He gained the respect of our allies and partners astir the satellite who respect General Brown arsenic a trusted spouse and a top-notch strategist."

Mr Biden besides thanked Gen Milley for his years of work for starring the subject done the "most analyzable information situation our satellite has faced successful a agelong long time".

As Air Force main of staff, Gen Brown oversees the grooming and equipping of astir 700,000 subject unit some successful the US and abroad.

Before becoming the archetypal achromatic idiosyncratic to service successful his existent relation erstwhile helium was picked successful June 2020, helium was commandant of Pacific Air Forces for the US Indo-Pacific command.

He started his subject work arsenic a bid pilot, logging 3,000-plus flying hours and 130 combat hours.

The White House said Gen Brown had played a important relation successful providing subject assistance to Ukraine and was experienced successful navigating US-China relations.

In the aftermath of George Floyd's execution by a policeman successful Minnesota successful 2020, Gen Brown released an affectional video speaking astir however his ain idiosyncratic experiences arsenic a achromatic antheral successful America "didn't ever sing of liberty and equality".

"I'm reasoning astir the unit I felt to execute error-free," helium said of his aboriginal subject career, "especially for supervisors I perceived had expected little of maine arsenic an African American."

Gen Mark Milley inactive has 4 months near of his four-year term, though presidents often unveil a successor successful beforehand to let clip for legislature approval.

The confirmation could deed a snag.

More than 200 elder subject appointments are presently being held up by the US Senate successful a enactment implicit abortion.

Senator Tommy Tuberville has been blocking the confirmations implicit a Pentagon argumentation that provides question funds and enactment for troops and their dependents who are seeking to terminate pregnancies.

The Alabama Republican's absorption has drawn the condemnation of chap Republicans, who person warned it could airs a hazard to US subject readiness.