Caine, a three-star general whom Trump has praised since at least 2019, helped lead an operation in Iraq against the Islamic State during Trump’s first term.

Air Force Gen. C.Q. Brown expressed his gratitude for his military career days after President Trump relieved him from his position as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Pentagon says it will cut 5,400 civilian ... capable successor for the critical position of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.” Brown’s future was called into question during the ...

President Donald Trump on Friday announced that he has fired Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., and nominated Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine as his replacement.

The Trump administration abruptly dismissed the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other senior officers on Friday night, as the Pentagon moves to bring the military’s leadership in line ...

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. These moves come as the Pentagon braces for the ...

The ouster of Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, only the second Black general to serve as Joint Chiefs chairman, is sure to send shock waves through the Pentagon.