Biden selects first female Joint Chiefs chairman from Air Force fighter pilot background.

President Joe Biden has nominated Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr. to serve as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, making him the first African American to hold the position. Brown, a career F-16 fighter pilot with deep knowledge of China, has been widely viewed as the frontrunner to replace Army Gen. Mark Milley. If confirmed by the Senate, both the Pentagon’s top military and civilian positions would be held by African Americans for the first time. Brown has broken barriers throughout his career, including serving as the military’s first Black Pacific Air Forces commander and the first Black Air Force chief of staff.