Trump Hosts Swearing-In of Gen. Charles Brown Jr., First Black Service Chief

U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence participate in the swearing-in of General Charles Q. Brown as the incoming chief of staff of the Air Force, in the Oval Office of the White House, Aug. 4, 2020. Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images

Gen. Charles Brown Jr. was sworn in as the Air Force’s chief of staff during a ceremony hosted by President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Aug. 4, making him first black chief of staff of a U.S. military branch.

The ceremony followed a 98–0 vote by the Senate on June 9 to approve Brown for the position.