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President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed US military officer General Charles “CQ” Brown, a part of a major shake -up led by the Armed Forces.
Trump did not provide any explanation about Brown’s removal in his four -year term as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, after which a large number of federal workers were rid of and official in the second period of the president in just one month. The institutions succeeded in eliminating.
Democratic President Joe Biden was nominated for a high military role and became the only other black man to hold the post.
Following Trump’s announcement about Brown, Secretary Defense Pet Hegsith said she wanted to replace Admiral Lisa Francheti, the first woman to serve as a US Navy officer.
Trump thanked Brown, in a post on the social platform of his truth for “over 40 years for our country” he called him a “excellent gentleman and a great leader”.
Brown has commanded the command of the US Air Force along with fighter squadrons and two fighter wings under the Central Command and the Indian Pacific Command. He served as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs from October 2023.
After the murder of a black man of 2020, by a white police officer in George Floyd, Minnesota, Brown – an experienced fighter pilot that had more than 3,000 flight hours, 130 of them in fighting – He recorded an emotional video about his personal experiences, including. Discrimination in the US Army.
“I’m thinking of my airspace career, where I was often the only African American in my squadron as an African American or a senior officer,” said Brown.
“I am thinking about the pressure I felt to perform mistakenly free, especially for supervisors whom I felt to expect me less than an African American status Were. “
The Navy’s top officer is being replaced
Hegsith advocated the brown firing in the November Podcast offer, saying that “any senior officers involved in the DEI (diversity, equity and joining) have suffered dirt,” but last month Tell reporters that they are “waiting” with the general.
Trump said he was nominating Lieutenant General Dan Kane of the Air Force to replace Brown.
He said that Ken – whom he recently described in Iraq during his first term – “is a successful pilot, a national security expert, a successful businessman, and a ‘wrapter’ in which important mutual and Experience of special operations. “
Ken also served in the CIA’s Associate Director for Military Affairs as well as in various operational and staff roles, which includes more than 150 hours of fighting as an F16 pilot, which 2 , Login for more than 800 hours.
Trump told a Saudi investor forum in Miami on Wednesday in his trademark showman style about meeting Ken in Iraq, where he was included in a group of “beautiful people, from the movie set like everyone” Were
According to Trump, Ken told the president that he had gone to the name of “Rajan”.
Trump said, “I said, wait a minute, your name is Rajan Kane? I love you, I’ve been looking for you for five years … I want.”
In another Pentagon Shakeup, Hegseth said she wanted to replace the first female franchise as the Chief of Navy and the Joint Chief of Staff.
“I am requesting nomination for the positions of the Chief of Naval Operations and the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Air Force,” Hegsit said in a statement.
“Among these important characters, Admiral Lisa Franchite and General James Silif have distinguished the career respectively, respectively. We thank them for their service and dedication from our country.”
The franchise had previously served on a series of top utensils, which was commanded by a guided missile district, a distinction squadron and two career strike groups.
She was the deputy commander of the US Navy in Europe and Africa, and the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for the development of the fighters. In September 2022, he became the Nine Chief – Service Number two positions, and took over the Navy’s first job in November 2023.