Posted on 03/02/2020 5:32:46 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
President Donald Trump nominated the first African American Air Force chief of staff, the highest ranking uniformed position.
Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. is a veteran combat pilot and longtime officer currently the head of U.S. Pacific Air Forces. Defense Secretary Mark Esper announced his nomination on Monday, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Brown is an F-16 pilot who has served in Asia and the Middle East and has been an Air Force officer since 1984. He has flown nearly 3,000 hours, including combat missions, the Wall Street Journal reports. Prior to leading the Pacific Air Forces, he was the deputy commander of U.S. Central Command. (RELATED: Trump Nominates First Black Woman To Serve As Marine Brigadier General)
President nominates General Charles Brown, USAF to be the first African American Air Force Chief of Staff. pic.twitter.com/LYtLjrajXE
— John Noonan (@noonanjo) March 2, 2020
“I am truly honored and humbled by the nomination to serve as the Air Force’s 22nd chief of staff,” Brown said in an Air Force news release. “If confirmed, Sharene and I look forward to building upon the legacy of Gen. Dave and Dawn Goldfein and the many airpower giants before who have served our Air Force and our nation with such dedication.”
If confirmed, Brown would be the first African American to lead any military service branch, and the first senior African American Pentagon leader to sit on the Joint Chiefs of Staffs since Colin Powell, who was chairman from 1989 to 1993.
Brown requires a confirmation by the Senate and would replace Gen. David Goldfein, who is expected to retire later this year, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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Excellent! Now fire the Marine Commandant and appoint an American.
By Trump, the racist.
I’ll bet my paycheck he doesn’t take it up the ass.
This is outrageous!!
Oh, wait...
Watching too many dem debates :)
He must be a lawn jockey for the far right!
(Anybody remember that turn of phrase??)
Fig Newton should have been the first!
And Trump nominated a conservative gay as DNI. And a black (Dr. Carlson) is Sec. of HUD. And there are more.
Next he'll nominate Mayor Pete ambassador to Risa (the pleasure (sex) planet in Star Trek)😋
Is that the one where Bones has two cuties at the end ?
Wow!! I have that much time just holding at FARMM!/s
LOL, our concerns have become so cynical & hilarious
I hope he straightens things out in my Air Force. Some things are pretty bent.
Must be fake news, because we all know Trump is raciss.
Yeah, but he still hasn’t appointed the first black female senator!
"Risa" was an invention entirely of the "Next Generation" and subsequent series. It had never been mentioned on The Original Series (TOS).
In contrast, the planet to which you are referring was from the TOS episode "Shore Leave." It was referred to in the episode only as "an uninhabited planet in the Omicron Delta region."
Regards,
“Risa” was an invention entirely of the “Next Generation” and subsequent series. It had never been mentioned on The Original Series (TOS).
In contrast, the planet to which you are referring was from the TOS episode “Shore Leave.” It was referred to in the episode only as “an uninhabited planet in the Omicron Delta region.”
Regards
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Is that you Sheldon?
Don’t forget the late, great Gen. Benjamin Davis, Gen. Chappie James, and other black military officers, men and women, who have risen through the ranks to top positions.
Trump just recognizes “talent” when he sees it. I suspect it had something to do with his prepping for his TV show.
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