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I'm thinking about my Air Force career, where I was often the only African American in my squadron or as a senior officer, the only African American in the room,
I said, wait a minute, your name is Razin Caine? I love you, I've been looking for you for five years... this is what I want,
He's spent time as a citizen-soldier. The guy's been out, done other things. He brings a perspective that is not traditional for a chairman, which I think will be a breath of fresh air,
I know he's nontraditional, but that's kind of what this administration looks for,
said Chris Miller, who served as Trump's last acting secretary of defense in his first term We're only hitting them from a temporary base in Syria,
Trump said Caine told him Trump and his loyalists have continued to attack these brave men and women simply because they do not look like them.”
Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) said Hegseth has suggested that Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti was only promoted because she is a woman—a suggestion that blatantly disregards her 20 years of operational experience and the fact she has commanded at every level and deployed in every Fleet,
Crockett said in a statement Bigoted statements such as this divisively— and, without evidence—suggest that a servicemembers’ race, religion, sex, or gender identity erode military readiness. These suggestions could not be further from the truth,
Either you're in for warfighting, and that's about it,
Hegseth said on the Shawn Ryan Show In all, the Pentagon is losing six members of its top brass, which is again a break from tradition in a normally non-partisan US military,
I am also requesting nominations for the positions of Chief of Naval Operations and Air Force Vice Chief of Staff. The incumbents in these important roles, Admiral Lisa Franchetti and General James Slife, respectively, have had distinguished careers. We thank them for their service and dedication to our country,
I want to thank General Charles ‘CQ’ Brown for his over 40 years of service to our country, including as our current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He is a fine gentleman and an outstanding leader, and I wish a great future for him and his family,
Trump posted on social media Was it because of his skin color? Or his skill? We’ll never know, but always doubt — which on its face seems unfair to CQ. But since he has made the race card one of his biggest calling cards, it doesn’t really much matter,
First of all, you gotta fire, you know, you gotta fire the chairman of Joint Chiefs,
he said flatly in a podcast in November Here’s What I’m Thinking About.”
As protests roiled the nation, Brown posted a video message to the Air Force titled Every single senior officer will be reviewed based on meritocracy, standards, lethality and commitment to lawful orders they will be given.”
Asked if he would fire Brown, Hegseth responded I thank Chairman Brown for his decades of honorable service to our nation,
Firing uniformed leaders as a type of political loyalty test, or for reasons relating to diversity and gender that have nothing to do with performance, erodes the trust and professionalism that our servicemembers require to achieve their missions,
said Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island, the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee Border Security has always been critical to the defense of our homeland. As we navigate unprecedented security challenges... we will ensure our troops at the border have everything they need,
This is just awful. I have had the honor of working with and meeting many Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs over the decades. General CQ Brown was one the finest of them all, especially suited for the challenges of our current era of great power competition with China."
Michael McFaul, U.S. ambassador to Russia under former President Barack Obama, said on X
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