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U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gets Biden Nod to Become Next Chairman of Joint Chiefs

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, May 25th, 2023

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U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gets Biden Nod to Become Next Chairman of Joint Chiefs

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Vice President Kamala Harris, Pres. Biden, and Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown in the White House Rose Garden after Biden announced Brown as his pick to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

President Biden on May 25 announced his pick to become the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS)--U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Charles Q. Brown, a former F-16 combat pilot who has had a close look at U.S. military operations around the world, including as the deputy commander of U.S. Central Command and then as the head of Pacific Air Forces before he became the Air Force's 22nd Chief of Staff in August, 2020. If confirmed by…

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