Gen. C.Q. Brown, the nation's top general, and Adm. Lisa Franchetti, are both on a list of generals and admirals who may be fired or removed from their jobs by Hegseth, ...

President Donald Trump on Friday terminated Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman CQ Brown Jr., the country's highest-ranking military officer, from his position. Brown’s dismissal comes amid a wave of ...

Senators are almost certain to question Caine on the unusual circumstances of his nomination, whether he is committed to providing apolitical military advice, and the fact that he does not meet the ...

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

The Senate Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing on April 1 to consider the nomination of retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, whom President Trump has picked to return to service as chairman ...

The dismissal of Gen. Charles Q. Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was startling, if not unexpected, at the beginning of President Donald Trump’s second term. Trump had appointed ...

Members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff watch as President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress on March 4, 2025.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump abruptly fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday, sidelining a history-making fighter pilot and respected officer ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, speaks during a hearing, May 8, 2024, in ...

President Donald Trump announced he has fired Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the now-former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, while Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has relieved five other ...