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Joint Chiefs Chairman Nominee Brown Cites Multi-Year Authority As Critical For Munitions Requirements

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Joint Chiefs Chairman Nominee Brown Cites Multi-Year Authority As Critical For Munitions Requirements
U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. at a briefing by 325th Fighter Wing leaders during his visit to Tyndall AFB, Fla. on May 19. The Air Force said that Brown highlighted the strategic importance of Tyndall AFB’s transition from an F-22 Raptor training mission to a combat-coded F-35A Lightning II mission (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown, nominee to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, cited the new multi-year procurement authority as critical to ensuring the Pentagon is able to meet its munitions stockpile requirements. Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee pressed Brown, the current Air Force chief of staff, on his assessment of the state of munitions industrial base during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday. “One of the areas I would highlight is that, for…

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