Butterfield Statement on the Senate Confirmation of General Charles Q. Brown, Jr. as Air Force Chief of Staff

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) issued the following statement on the 98 to 0 vote in the United States Senate to confirm General Charles Q. Brown, Jr. as the 22nd Chief of Staff to the United States Air Force:

“General Brown’s confirmation was an historic day for this nation. He is not only the first African American Chief of Staff to the Air Force, but he is now the first African American to serve as Chief of Staff for any of the service branches” said, Butterfield. “The unanimous vote in the Senate to confirm General Brown demonstrates the confidence in his leadership as displayed during his 30 plus years of exemplary military service. He will undoubtedly continue to provide leadership that is both inspiring and honorable to not only the United States Air Force, but the entire Armed Services and defense community.

“General Charles Q. Brown will join a small, but esteemed class of African Americans to sit on the Joint Chiefs of Staff being only the second African American since General Colin L. Powell served as the body’s Chairman from 1989 to 1993. General Brown will assume the top leadership job for the Air Force alongside Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, Kaleth O. Wright, who is the top enlisted noncommissioned officer and also African American.”

The Biography of General Brown released by the Department of the Air Force can be found here.

https://butterfield.house.gov/

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