Biden to Nominate Air Force General as Top Military Officer
TL;DR
President Biden is expected to nominate Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, succeeding Army Gen. Mark Milley and becoming the second Black general in the post, according to U.S. officials. If confirmed by the Senate, two Black men would lead the Pentagon for the first time ever, with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin being the first Black defense secretary.
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