Senate Confirms CQ Brown as Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff

The confirmation of the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff comes amid Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) hold on batches of military promotions.

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown attends a Rose Garden event as President Joe Biden nominates him as the next Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman at the White House in Washington on May 25, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

In a vote on the evening of Sept. 20, the Senate confirmed U.S. Air Force Chief General Charles Q. (CQ) Brown, Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

It wasn’t a close call. 83 senators voted to confirm him, while just 11 voted against his nomination.