Army Gen. Colin Powell, center, served as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1989 to 1993, and later served as secretary of state. Wally McNamee/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images The ...

Brown was the second Black general to serve as Joint Chiefs chairman, following the now late Gen. Colin Powell's term from 1989 to 1993. He served in the position for 16 months before Trump's ...

“I want to thank General Charles ‘CQ’ Brown for his over 40 years of service to our country, including as our current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

President Trump has fired Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, sidelining a history-making fighter pilot and respected officer as part of a campaign to rid the military of leaders ...

President Donald Trump has fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and says he'll nominate Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine as the next chairman.

President Donald Trump has fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and says he'll nominate Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine as the next chairman.

Significantly, Brown’s appointment and confirmation were historic, closely following the pioneering tenure of Gen. Colin Powell, the first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs from 1989 to 1993.

Alma Powell, a civic leader and widow of retired Gen. Colin L. Powell, the first Black national security adviser, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and secretary of state, died July 28 at a ...

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff nominee General Charles Brown Jr., prepares to testify during his confirmation hearing in the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, July 11, 2023.

President Biden named Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown as the nominee to serve as the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. If confirmed, he would replace Gen. Mark Milley as ...