Biden to faucet Air Pressure chief as subsequent chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Employees: Report

President Joe Biden is reportedly anticipated to suggest Air Pressure Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. to function the following chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Employees as Military Gen. Mark Milley's four-year time period involves an finish.

Brown, who serves because the chief of workers of the Air Pressure, would develop into the second black man within the place if he’s confirmed by the Senate. The primary was the late Colin Powell. Brown's affirmation would mark the primary time in U.S. historical past that the protection secretary and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs are each African American, a milestone for the Biden administration, which has prided itself on variety in management, and for the army.

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The New York Occasions reported the choose, whereas CNN reported the announcement is anticipated someday earlier than July. Milley's time period expires on the finish of September.

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Employees serves a four-year time period, and the officeholder doesn't command any troops however serves because the president's high army adviser.

Brown, if confirmed, shall be tasked with advising Biden on nationwide safety issues starting from the conflict in Ukraine to the Chinese language army's continued aggression within the area. He would even be referred to as upon to temporary congressional leaders alongside Austin.

Because the chief of workers of the Air Pressure, Brown is already a member of the Joint Chiefs of Employees, although he solely oversees the Air Pressure. Every service department's chief of workers is a member — Military, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Pressure, Area Pressure, the chief of the Nationwide Guard Bureau — in addition to the chairman and vice chairman.

Brown, an F-16 fighter pilot with greater than 3,000 hours of flying expertise, was commissioned into the Air Pressure in 1984 after graduating from Texas Tech College’s ROTC program. He has served as chief of workers of the Air Pressure since August 2020.

Brown shall be Biden's choose over his closest competitor, the Marine Corps commandant, Gen. David Berger, per the New York Occasions.