WASHINGTON, June 10 — The US Senate confirmed General Charles Brown as Air Force chief of staff, the first African American to ever lead one of the Pentagon’s six armed services. Brown, 57, currently commander of the Pacific Air Forces, will become only the second African American to ever serve...
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WASHINGTON, June 10 — The US Senate confirmed General Charles Brown as Air Force chief of staff, the first African American to ever lead one of the Pentagon’s six armed services.
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