President Joe Biden has picked U.S. Air Force Chief General Charles Quinton Brown to become the top U.S. military officer, the White House said on Wednesday, elevating a former fighter pilot with experience in the Pacific at a time of rising tensions with China.
Brown will be the second black officer to become chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff after Colin Powell two decades ago.
Biden’s official schedule for Wednesday read: “In the afternoon, the president will announce his intent to nominate General Charles Q. Brown, Jr. to serve as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.”…