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Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. Confirmed as Air Force Chief of Staff

Dan Pimentel
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Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. was confirmed June 9 to be the 22nd Air Force chief of staff. Courtesy US Air Force
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Key Takeaways:

  • Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. was unanimously confirmed (98-0) as the 22nd Air Force chief of staff on June 9, 2020.
  • His confirmation is historic, making him the first African-American to lead a branch of the U.S. military as its highest-ranking officer.
  • As chief of staff, Brown is tasked with modernizing the Air Force and ensuring its readiness to support the National Defense Strategy.
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In a display of bipartisanship on June 9, 2020, the US Senate confirmed Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. to be 22nd Air Force chief of staff with a vote of 98-0. The unanimous vote cleared the way for the decorated pilot and experienced commander to become the first African-American in history to lead a branch of the U.S. military as its highest-ranking officer.

Dan Pimentel

Dan Pimentel is an instrument-rated private pilot and former airplane owner who has been flying since 1996. As an aviation journalist and photographer, he has covered all aspects of the general and business aviation communities for a long list of major aviation magazines, newspapers and websites. He has never met a flying machine that he didn’t like, and has written about his love of aviation for years on his Airplanista blog. For 10 years until 2019, he hosted the popular ‘Oshbash’ social media meetup events at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.

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