US Senate confirms C.Q. Brown as new Chairman of Joint Chiefs

The US Senate confirmed Air Force Gen. C.Q. Brown to serve as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Report informs via foreign media that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) filed cloture on Wednesday for three senior military officials’ nominations, paving the way for voice votes on Brown, Gen. Eric Smith to serve as the next commandant of the Marine Corps and Gen. Randy George to serve as the chief of staff of the Army.