Caine is a career fighter jet pilot who defended Washington, D.C., during the 9/11 attacks and been adored by Trump since they met in Iraq during Trump's first term.

This comes as the Trump Administration seeks to rid the military of leaders who support diversity and equity in ranks.

CQ Brown, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the nation’s most senior military officer.  Trump announced he is nominating Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine to replace Brown as Joint Chiefs chairman.

President Donald Trump abruptly fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday, sidelining a history-making fighter pilot and respected officer as part of a ...

President Donald Trump on Friday nominated Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan 'Razin' Caine for Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman.

President Trump ousted Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr., a President Biden appointee, who served as the U.S. chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday. “I want to thank General Charles ‘CQ’

CQ Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday night ... but still facing bias. He said he’d been questioned about his credentials, even when he wore the same flight suit and ...