U. S. Air Force General Charles Q. Brown, Jr.
Charles Q. Brown Jr.
U.S. Air Force general (born 1962)
Charles Quinton Brown Jr. (born 1962) is a United States Air Force general who serves as the 22nd chief of staff of the Air Force. He is the first African American to lead a specific branch of the United States Armed Forces.
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Brown entered the Air Force in 1984. A fighter pilot, he has logged over 3,000 flight hours, including 130 hours in combat. He has commanded the Pacific Air Forces, U.S. Air Forces Central Command, 31st Fighter Wing, 8th Fighter Wing, U.S. Air Force Weapons School, and 78th Fighter Squadron. He has also served as deputy commander of the U.S. Central Command.
In 2020, Brown was named by Time magazine on its list of the 100 most influential people in the world. He was the nominee to succeed General Mark Milley as the 21st chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He was confirmed to the position on September 20, 2023.
Early life and education
Charles Quinton Brown Jr. was born in 1962 to a military family in San Antonio, Texas. Brown was nicknamed "CQ". He had one sister. His father, Charles Sr., served for 30 years in the Army, rising to the rank of colonel. His paternal grandfather, Robert E. Brown, was drafted in World War II and served in the Pacific Theater in Hawaii and Saipan.[citation needed]
Brown graduated in 1980 from Homer L. Ferguson High School in Newport News, Virginia and from Texas Tech University in Lubbock with a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering. He was also a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps. He joined the Eta Upsilon chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.[citation needed]
In 1994, while serving in the Air Force, Brown earned a master's degree in aeronautical science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, in Daytona Beach, Florida.
U. S. Air Force General Charles Q. Brown, Jr.
Charles Q. Brown Jr.
U.S. Air Force general (born 1962)
Charles Quinton Brown Jr. (born 1962) is a United States Air Force general who serves as the 22nd chief of staff of the Air Force. He is the first African American to lead a specific branch of the United States Armed Forces.
Quick Facts Nickname(s), Born ...
Brown entered the Air Force in 1984. A fighter pilot, he has logged over 3,000 flight hours, including 130 hours in combat. He has commanded the Pacific Air Forces, U.S. Air Forces Central Command, 31st Fighter Wing, 8th Fighter Wing, U.S. Air Force Weapons School, and 78th Fighter Squadron. He has also served as deputy commander of the U.S. Central Command.
In 2020, Brown was named by Time magazine on its list of the 100 most influential people in the world. He was the nominee to succeed General Mark Milley as the 21st chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He was confirmed to the position on September 20, 2023.
Early life and education
Charles Quinton Brown Jr. was born in 1962 to a military family in San Antonio, Texas. Brown was nicknamed "CQ". He had one sister. His father, Charles Sr., served for 30 years in the Army, rising to the rank of colonel. His paternal grandfather, Robert E. Brown, was drafted in World War II and served in the Pacific Theater in Hawaii and Saipan.[citation needed]
Brown graduated in 1980 from Homer L. Ferguson High School in Newport News, Virginia and from Texas Tech University in Lubbock with a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering. He was also a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps. He joined the Eta Upsilon chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.[citation needed]
In 1994, while serving in the Air Force, Brown earned a master's degree in aeronautical science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, in Daytona Beach, Florida.