First Black Air Force Chief Of Staff General Charles Q. Brown Is Sworn In By Vice President Mike Pence

First Black Air Force Chief Of Staff General Charles Q. Brown Is Sworn In By Vice President Mike Pence


The first Black Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., was sworn into office late Tuesday afternoon, according to The Air Force Times.

Back in early June, the Senate unanimously confirmed Brown by a vote of 98 to 0.

Vice President Mike Pence, with President Donald Trump right by his side, ceremonially swore in Gen. Brown at the Oval Office.

Today, Brown officially takes command of the Air Force as its 22nd chief of staff in a ceremony at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. The chief of staff he is replacing, Chief of Staff Gen. Dave Goldfein has retired.

Brown graduated from the R.O.T.C. program at Texas Tech University and served as a command pilot with more than 2,900 flying hours, including 130 combat hours. He was formerly the commander of the Pacific Air Forces, responsible for 46,000 airmen and operations spread over half the globe, including Japan, Korea, Hawaii, Alaska, and Guam.

His current duties will include overseeing all units in the branch, supporting a new Space Force program, in addition to sitting alongside the Joint Chief of Staff in the Department of Defense, the Homeland Security Council, National Security Council, and the president on all military affairs.


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