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General Charles Brown, Jr., nominated to Chief of Staff of the US Air Force, testifies during a Senate Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on May 7, 2020. Kevin Dietsch/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
The Senate on Tuesday approved General Charles Brown Jr. as the Air Force’s chief of staff, making Brown the first black chief of staff of a U.S. military branch.
Brown is now the second black man to sit on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, following retired Army Gen. Colin Powell.
