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![Gen. Charles Brown confirmed as next Air Force chief of staff, becoming first black military service chief in American history - ABC News Gen. Charles Brown confirmed as next Air Force chief of staff, becoming first black military service chief in American history - ABC News](https://s.abcnews.com/images/US/general-charles-brown-01-ht-jt-200609_hpMain_16x9_1600.jpg)
Gen. Charles Brown confirmed as next Air Force chief of staff, becoming first black military service chief in American history - ABC News
![As US struggles with race issues, Senate confirms first black Air Force chief of staff - World - The Jakarta Post As US struggles with race issues, Senate confirms first black Air Force chief of staff - World - The Jakarta Post](https://img.jakpost.net/c/2020/06/11/2020_06_11_97433_1591846536._large.jpg)
As US struggles with race issues, Senate confirms first black Air Force chief of staff - World - The Jakarta Post
![Gen. Mark Welsh, Air Force chief of staff enters the U.S. Air Force Academy's Falcon Stadium as the Class of 2015 prepares to graduate in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 28, 2015. Over Gen. Mark Welsh, Air Force chief of staff enters the U.S. Air Force Academy's Falcon Stadium as the Class of 2015 prepares to graduate in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 28, 2015. Over](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/HEBDH1/gen-mark-welsh-air-force-chief-of-staff-enters-the-us-air-force-academys-HEBDH1.jpg)