General Charles Q Brown, head of the US Air Force, is President Joe Biden's choice to be the country's top military commander. If confirmed by the Senate, the pilot will be the first black chief of staff since Colin Powell held that position three decades ago.
The former pilot will take over from Gen. Mark Milley, who will move to the reserve in September. Brown will have among his tasks to advise Biden on all kinds of defense issues, from the war in Ukraine to the rise of China in the Indo-Pacific region.