The first African American woman to be promoted to colonel in the Air Force was buried on a sultry ... her courage and strength were an inspiration to all us women who followed after her ...

In March, Brown was nominated to be next Air Force chief of staff, which would make him the first African American officer to serve as the top uniformed officer of any of the military branches.

Charles Q. Brown Jr. to become the chief of staff for the United States Air Force. If he is appointed and confirmed by the Senate, he would be the first African American to take on the role and ...

Charles “C.Q.” Brown, Jr. has taken over as Air Force ... thanked African American airmen who served before him for inspiring him and other military service members, including the first ...

“I would see the F-14 Tomcats or the F-18 Hornets and I always wondered what it would be like to sit in that cockpit, flying in formation,” says Lopez, the first African-American pilot of the ...

By Helene Cooper WASHINGTON — The United States ... the next Air Force chief of staff, officials said. If he is confirmed by the Senate, General Brown will become the rare African-American ...

[Courtesy: Columbus Air Force Base] By the time U.S. Air Force Major Daniel Walker climbed into the cockpit of a F-22 fighter jet for the first time ... there so few African American pilots ...

President Joe Biden on Thursday formally nominated Air Force General Charles "C.Q." Brown, Jr., the first African American to lead a branch of the United States Armed Forces, to serve as the next ...

At such a critical moment in US history ... his career being one of the Air Force's top aviators, one of its few Black pilots and often one of the only African Americans in his squadron.

Davis Jr, commander of the Tuskegee Airmen, would often be referred to as the United States Air Force’s first African American general. After living half of his life in a segregated nation ...