5 things to know about Gen. C.Q. Brown, Biden’s expected pick for Joint Chiefs chair


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Brown would become the second Black Joint Chiefs chair If confirmed, Brown would become the second Black Joint Chiefs chair in the nation’s history, following the late Colin Powell . Brown became the first Black person to lead any branch of the military when he became chief of staff of the Air Force in 2020. He would also lead the Pentagon alongside Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, the first Black Pentagon chief, making it the first time in history that the top two jobs in the Defense Department would be held by African Americans. He would be ending an Air Force...