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| Biden pick is CONFIRMED as chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: Gen. Charles Brown - whose motto is 'accelerate change or lose' - replaces Gen. Mark Milley three years after he wore fatigues to walk Trump to church for photo-op amid BLM protest |
| 2023-09-21 |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Joe Biden's pick for the new chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has been confirmed as Air Force General Charles Q. Brown, who will replace General Mark Miley. General Brown will seize command after reaching the 51 vote threshold needed at a vote on Wednesday. Only Sen. Ron Johnson and Sen. J.D. Vance voted no. It comes after President Biden in May said he could 'think of no one better suited or more qualified to lead our forces'. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reportedly also recommended him as the military's next top officer. It is the first time in US history that both the secretary of defense and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are African American. General Brown replaces General Milley, who ran into controversy after he wore battle fatigues in a photo-op as he walked Donald Trump in front of St. John's Church amid a BLM protest in 2020. The new chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff made headlines back in 2020 when he held the title of the commander of Pacific Air Forces, as he recorded an emotional video right after the police killing of George Floyd. In full uniform, he got personal and was 'full of emotion' for 'the many African Americans that have suffered the same fate as George Floyd'. Brown has always been transparent about where he views lie on racism in America and has always tried to keep a balanced and realistic approach to it all. 'I can't fix centuries of racism in our country, nor can I fix decades of discrimination that may have impacted members of our Air Force. I'm thinking about how I can make improvements personally, professionally, and institutionally, so that all Airmen, both today and tomorrow, appreciate the value of diversity and can serve in an environment where they can reach their full potential,' said Brown in a video. Related: Joint Chiefs of Staff: 2023-09-20 Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: September 19th, 2023 Joint Chiefs of Staff: 2023-09-18 Ukrainian Armed Forces are consistently advancing - Milli Joint Chiefs of Staff: 2023-09-11 Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: September 10th, 2023 Related: Charles Q. Brown: 2023-05-20 Moscow bans ‘500 Americans' from Russia including CNN journalists Charles Q. Brown: 2023-05-14 Next Chairman Of Joint Chiefs Wants White Male Officers To Be A Minority Charles Q. Brown: 2023-05-07 What to know about Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the next potential Joint Chiefs chair |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #12 The Left gets the big bucks, you get the change. |
| Posted by: Jeremiah Jomosing7109 2023-09-21 17:30 |
| #11 |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-09-21 14:55 |
| #10 'Fatigues' are great at camouflaging large objects. Besides it gives desk jockeys the feeling of actually being a 'warrior' without eating mud, bugs, dust or humping 100lbs+ of gear on a daily basis. Sort of like Chardonnay sipping suburban middle class women can get their solidarity with the 'in' victim groups. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2023-09-21 12:14 |
| #9 ^ he wanted to blend in. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-09-21 09:32 |
| #8 I've been trying to figure out why an Air Force guy who isn't manning the base perimeter even has battle fatigues. Is the camo gonna help you hide in the clouds? Warrior chic, I guess. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2023-09-21 09:21 |
| #7 Wasn't "hope and change" supposed to be the shining future of all of us? Well, hope is not a plan, and change for the sake of change is a distraction at best, a disaster at worst. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-09-21 08:42 |
| #6 'Accelerate change or lose' Sounds like a misinterpretation of Boyd's OODA loop (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act). Yes, changing faster than the other guy is a winning strategy, but you still have to make good changes. Quickly jinking left when you should have jinked right is still losing. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2023-09-21 08:39 |
| #5 Milley: Ukraine Fight Can Be Sustained Since ‘The United States, Allied Countries Are Rich’ Highly paid fat Ranger says his personal girth can also be "sustained"...... |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2023-09-21 08:22 |
| #4 Step by step, the LSD controlled and managed Biden Admin is removing any and all sense normalcy and constitutional adherence from Government. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2023-09-21 06:28 |
| #3 General Milley: Ukraine Fight Can Be Sustained Since ‘The United States, Allied Countries Are Rich’ |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-09-21 05:16 |
| #2 'Accelerate change or lose' Amazingly similar to something I heard a few years back. Didn't care much for it then. Care even less for it today: On February 19, 2008, Sen. Barack Obama promised to "fundamentally transform America." |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2023-09-21 02:16 |
| #1 |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2023-09-21 01:09 |