Biden to Tap Air Force General as Next Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff

Gordon Lubold and Andrew Restuccia

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WASHINGTON—President Biden is expected to nominate Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, succeeding Army Gen. Mark Milley and becoming the second Black general in the post, according to U.S. officials.

Gen. Brown is currently the chief of staff of the Air Force. If he is nominated and confirmed by the Senate, two Black men would lead the Pentagon for the first time ever. Lloyd Austin is serving as the first Black defense secretary.