
The Senate confirmed Air Force Gen. Charles Brown to become the next chief of staff June 9 by a vote of 98-0, ensuring that Brown becomes the first African-American to lead the service. Brown currently serves as the commander of Pacific Air Forces, the air component command commander for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and the executive director for Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. He will become the 22nd Air Force chief of staff, succeeding Gen.…