Senate Confirms Brown as Next Chief of Staff

Senators confirmed Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. as the first black military service chief in American history in a 98-0 vote June 9. The decorated four-star general in charge of Pacific Air Forces is expected to begin his four-year term as Air Force Chief of Staff in August. His confirmation comes as the military responds to nationwide protests over police brutality and systemic racism, spurred by George Floyd’s death in Minnesota last month. Read more ►