Senate confirms Dan Caine
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Caine replaces Air Force General Charles Brown in the position after the Trump administration dismissed the former chairman in February, in part due to his association with left-wing politics.
From Independent Journal Review
The Senate early on Friday confirmed Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, a former National Guardsman and retired fighter pilot, to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, replacing the former chairman whom Preside...
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Caine's confirmation comes less than two months after President Trump removed Gen. C.Q. Brown from the post. Brown, who was also an AF general, was nominated by former President Joe Biden and confirmed in 2023.
As mission commander over Washington, D..C., on 9/11 Air Force Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine had to decide whether to shoot down aircraft.
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