Posted on 06/10/2020 4:57:09 AM PDT by cll
Senators confirmed Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. as the first black military service chief in American history in a 98-0 vote June 9.
Brown, the decorated four-star general in charge of Pacific Air Forces, will begin his four-year term as Air Force Chief of Staff once he is sworn in on Aug. 6. His confirmation comes as the military responds to nationwide protests over police brutality and systemic racism, spurred by George Floyd’s death in Minnesota last month.
“There is no one I know who is better prepared to be Chief of Staff, no one who has the experience and the temperament to lead the Air Force,” said Gen. David Goldfein, the service’s current top uniformed official. “The Air Force and our nation will be in good hands under his leadership.”
Parochial concerns delayed the confirmation vote. Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) held up Brown’s nomination to press the Air Force to base its new KC-46 tanker in his state, Defense News reported June 3. Sullivan reportedly dropped his formal hold after discussions with the Air Force.
Vice President Mike Pence presided over the unanimous vote. Democratic Sens. Ben Cardin of Maryland and Ed Markey of Massachusetts were absent.
As the 22nd Air Force Chief of Staff, Brown will inherit a 2020 budget of a $168 billion and about 685,000 employees. He has pledged to carry out the service’s sweeping modernization plan, continue fighting insurgents in the Middle East and Africa and posturing against Russia and China—all while adjusting to operations amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier this year, he opened the door to a review of the Air Force’s roles and missions, and said he would pursue new approaches to aircraft and personnel readiness.
Brown, who was nominated for the top job in March, has racked up more than 2,900 flight hours in more than a dozen aircraft, held leadership positions at U.S. Central Command, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa. He’s also earned nearly 20 military decorations since the 1980s.
Meanwhile biden wept at the floyd funeral
....Biden is such a fraud.... the man has no scruples
at all.... but the idea of a “President Biden” just
makes me want to puke.....in this day and age, it is
a possibility.....
Another Perfumed Prince or a real general - time will tell.
Nominated by President Trump back in March, well before the Floyd brouhaha took hold. Before the left starts claiming that this was a token appointment.
Yeah I expect the crap media and the rat party to start pushing the, “Trump is pandering to the blacks”, theme all day long and for the next few days. Saw ABC News this morning and they are trying twist it already.
“”as the first black military service chief in American history in a 98-0 vote June 9. “”””””
That can’t be good.
Wait a minute!!!! The nation is bathed in “racism”, “systemic racism” and “white supremacy”, so how does a great general like Brown get to become the first black head of one of the branches of military service????
....totally agree.... a highly-decorated retired Army LTC
once told me that the military’s warrier class
pretty much tops out at pay grade O-5 (LTC) and
beyond that, into pay grade O-6 (Colonel), and
above, you are into the political class...
once you reach flag rank, you’d better be a good politician, and they are always plotting how to get that next star.....
Trump has to be the worst racist in history. He’s absolutely HORRIBLE at it.
Joe Biden thinks he isn’t black.
I vote for real general, 2 tours as a fighter wing commander and 130 combat hours. Not thrilled with his most recent comments, though.
Agree with that sentiment, heard the same thing from my last battalion commander in Germany.
The guy is a top general, yet he whined about racism. Irony much? Whining from the top of the hill is a very bad sign.
“Senators confirmed Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. as the first black military service chief in American history in a 98-0 vote June 9.”
RACISM! 98-0?
I don’t know this guy. He very well may be the BEST guy for the job, but ZERO “NO” votes?
Why? Because what Senator would vote “NO” for this Black nominee on the day of Saint George Floyd’s funeral? NOT A SINGLE ONE!
That is racism.
Reagan promoted Colin Powell so that he could be the first president to have a black general. How well did that work out?
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