NEW: Pres. Biden is expected to nominate Gen. 'CQ' Brown, current Air Force chief of staff, to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, an administration official says.
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. speaks about U.S. defense strategy at the Brookings Institution in Washington, Feb. 13, 2023.is expected to nominate Gen. "CQ" Brown, current Air Force chief of staff, to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a senior administration official said, elevating the four-star general to be the senior military adviser to the president and White House.
After being nominated by former President Donald Trump in 2020, the Senate confirmed Brown 98-0 to be chief of staff of the Air Force. His nomination now to lead the military's service chiefs comes as Milley's tenure comes to a mandated end in September. Milley came to have a notoriously strained relationship with Trump, who had chosen him to be chairman.
"There is no more important adversary or potential adversary now than China," she said. "And he has that experience. I think even more than just understanding the strategic landscape of the Pacific, he has started to build relationships with our allies. And one of the things that America has that's an advantage is that we have allies. China generally does not. Their neighbors are afraid of them.
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. speaks about U.S. defense strategy at the Brookings Institution in Washington, Feb. 13, 2023."I'm thinking about how full I am with emotion not just for George Floyd, but the many African Americans that have suffered the same fate as George Floyd," he said. "I'm thinking about a history of racial issues and my own experiences that didn't always sing of liberty and equality.
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