President Donald Trump announced late Friday that US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CQ Brown was stepping down, and he would nominate Air Force Lieutenant General Dan Caine as a replacement.

President Donald Trump abruptly fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday as he purges the military of leaders who support diversity and equity in the ranks.

President Donald Trump has abruptly fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

The decision to fire Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., a four-star fighter pilot, upends a tradition in which the Joint Chiefs chairman traditionally remains in place as administrations change.

US President Donald Trump fired the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force General CQ Brown, and pushed out five other admirals and generals in an unprecedented shake-up of US military leadership.

United States President, Donald Trump has sacked the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr.. Trump announced that he

President Trump fires Gen. CQ Brown Jr., the second Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs, amid diversity and equity concerns.

Trump said he would nominate former Lieutenant General Dan "Razin" Caine to succeed CQ Brown, breaking with tradition by pulling someone out of retirement for the first time to become the top military officer.

Trump said in a post on Truth Social that he would nominate former Lieutenant General Dan “Razin” Caine to succeed Brown.

Trump to nominate retired Lt-Gen Dan Caine as Brown's successor

Trump to nominate retired Lt-Gen Dan Caine as Brown's successor

Donald Trump has fired chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CQ Brown, a part of his plan to rid the military of so-called 'woke generals.'

President Donald Trump fired top US military officer General Charles CQ Brown on Friday, part of a major shake-up of the armed forces' leadership.Trump offered no explanation for Brown's dismissal...

President Donald Trump abruptly fired Air Force Gen. 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 military of leaders who support diversity and equity in the ranks. The ouster of Brown, only the second Black general to serve as chairman, is sure to send shock waves through the Pentagon.

President Donald Trump has abruptly fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

The general made an impression in 2018 when he said, according to the president, that the Islamic State could be defeated in a week.

President Trump has fired his top US general in what's been described as an unprecedented shake-up at the Pentagon.

Trump fired Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Charles "CQ" Brown, who pushed DEI in the Air Force.

President Trump fires top military officer CQ Brown, sparking Pentagon shakeup and nomination of new chairman.

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

The U.S. President, Donald Trump, has announced the nomination of retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of

US President Donald Trump announced that five other high-level positions in the US military would also be replaced in the coming days, marking an unprecedented rejig of the leadership.

Donald Trump has sacked America's most senior commander, the first woman to lead a military service and people who ensure enforcement of military justice.

Feb. 21 (UPI) -- The Trump administration on Friday purged the top military brass, firing Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Naval Operations Lisa Franchetti and Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force James Slife.