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President Joe Biden on Thursday will nominate four-star Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., who flew fighter jets as an Air Force captain, as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

If confirmed, CQ Brown Jr., now a four-star general and the Air Force chief, would replace Army General Mark Milley, whose term ends in October.

The Air Force fighter pilot about to be nominated as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff got his call sign by ejecting from a burning F-16 fighter jet high above the Florida Everglades and falling into the watery sludge below.

The 4-star general expected to be tapped at a Rose Garden ceremony Thursday has a number of historic firsts under his belt from his time as an Air Force pilot.

President Joe Biden has picked U.S. Air Force Chief General Charles Quinton Brown to become the top U.S. ...

He's been many firsts, including the Air Force's first Black commander of the Pacific Air Forces, and most recently its first Black chief of staff, making him the first African American to lead any of the military branches.

CQ Brown will be nominated by President Joe Biden as the country's next top military officer.

If confirmed, Brown would replace Army Gen. Mark Milley, whose term ends in October.

President Joe Biden spoke about the achievements of Air Force Gen. Charles C. Brown, his choice to serve as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, including the time Brown had to bail out of an F-16.

President Joe Biden announced Thursday his intent to nominate Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. If confirmed by the Senate, Brown will succeed U.S. Army Gen. Mark Milley as the president’s chief military advisor. As of Thursday, Brown’s nomination was not listed […]