Senators are almost certain to question Caine on the unusual circumstances of his nomination, whether he is committed to ...

The highest-ranking military officer in the country, the chairman has no direct command authority. His role is as a ...

CQ Brown Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on ... two additional senior officers: Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen.

Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was startling ... In the buildup to the Gulf War, the Air Force chief of staff publicly bragged about the superior effectiveness of air power.

During his first term, Trump nominated Brown to become the Air Force’s first African American chief of staff. Biden appointed him to be the second Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.