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Charles Q. Brown Jr. is a United States Air Force general and the 21st chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff since 2023. He is a command pilot with over 3,000 flight hours and has served in various positions, including chief of staff of the Air Force, Pacific Air Forces, and U.S. Air Forces Central Command.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff is the body of the most senior uniformed leaders within the U.S. Department of Defense, which advises the president and the secretary of defense on military matters. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the principal military adviser to the president and the secretary of defense, and is currently General Charles Q. Brown Jr.
The operational chain of command runs from the President to the Secretary of Defense to the Unified Combatant Commanders, according to the Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986. The web page explains the civilian control and military structure of the Department of Defense, including the service departments, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the non-combat agencies.
Randy George was confirmed as Army Chief of Staff on Thursday, and Gen. Eric Smith is expected to be confirmed as commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps by Thursday afternoon.
The chairman is the highest-ranking and most senior military officer in the United States Armed Forces and the principal military advisor to the president and the secretary of defense. The chairman convenes the meetings and coordinates the efforts of the Joint Chiefs, an advisory body within the Department of Defense, and transmits communications to the combatant commanders.
A retired Army officer argues that Trump is a threat to the military's nonpartisanship and the civilian-military balance. He cites Trump's past and current actions, such as calling for generals to ...
FORSCOM is a major command of the U.S. Army that oversees 87 percent of its combat power. The current Commanding General is Andrew P. Poppas, who took office in July 2022. See the list of previous Commanding Generals and the history of the command.
Valerii Zaluzhnyi is a four-star general and diplomat who served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from 2021 to 2024. He was dismissed amid tension with President Zelenskyy and appointed the Ukrainian ambassador to the United Kingdom in 2024.