Air Force general to be nominated as chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff

The White House announced that President Biden will officially nominate Mr. Charles Brown as Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff at an event in the White House Rose Garden on May 25, according to AFP.

US Air Force Chief of Staff Charles Brown

Mr. Brown will replace General Milley, whose term is expected to end in September. If approved by the Senate, Mr. Brown will become the second African-American to serve as the highest-ranking officer in the US military, after Mr. Colin Powell (1989-1993). The current US Secretary of Defense is Mr. Lloyd Austin, also an African-American.

"I think about my Air Force career, where I was often the only African American in the squadron or, as a senior officer, the only African American in the room. I think about the pressure to perform without error, especially in front of supervisors who I thought had low expectations of me. I also think about having to redouble my efforts to prove that their expectations and perceptions of African Americans were unfounded," Brown said after the 2020 death of George Floyd, a black man, by a white Minnesota police officer.

Mr. Brown, nicknamed CQ, joined the military in 1984. He was an experienced pilot with more than 3,000 flight hours, including 130 hours of actual combat. He had commanded fighter units and served as head of the US Air Force at Central Command and the Indo- Pacific Command.

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Reuters quoted a senior US administration official as saying that Secretary Austin was an adviser to President Biden in choosing Mr. Brown, "who understands the strategic challenges the US is facing around the world ."

"He helped build and lead the air campaign against (the self-proclaimed Islamic State) ISIS. He has a deep understanding of the challenges posed by China. And he has a strong understanding of the perspectives and capabilities of our NATO allies," the official said.

However, approval is expected to be difficult to complete quickly, as Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville is blocking the approval of about 200 senior military officials because of their opposition to the Pentagon's abortion policy.

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