Trump announced the dismissal of Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. and said he would nominate Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, a retired ...

Army Gen. Colin Powell, center, served as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1989 to 1993, and later served as secretary of state. Wally McNamee/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images The qualities of ...

President Donald Trump has abruptly fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr. as chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the firings of two additional senior officers.

Days after he was fired by President Donald Trump, former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Air Force Gen. C.Q. Brown took to social media to express his gratitude for his time in the military.

Trump said he plans to nominate Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine of the U.S. Air Force to replace Gen. CQ Brown as the nation’s top-ranking military officer.

FILE - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Charles Brown Jr. listens ... (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) ...

CQ Brown Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday, sidelining a history-making fighter pilot and respected officer as part of a campaign led by his defense secretary to rid the ...

President Donald Trump abruptly fired Air Force General 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 ...

Trump Fires Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Two Other Military Officers WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump abruptly fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr. as chairman of the Joint ...