President Joe Biden has picked U.S. Air Force Chief General Charles Quinton Brown to become the top U.S. military officer, elevating a former fighter pilot with experience in the Pacific at a time of rising tensions with China.
Brown will be the second black officer to become chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff after Colin Powell two decades ago.
Biden on Wednesday announced his intent to nominate General Charles Q. Brown, Jr. to serve as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The move follows Biden’s appointment of Lloyd Austin as the first black U.S. Secretary of Defense—the top civilian position at the Pentagon….}