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Charles Quinton Brown Jr. (born 1962) is a United States Air Force general who served as the 21st chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1 October 2023 to 21 February 2025. Prior to his appointment, Brown served as the 22nd chief of staff of the Air Force from 2020 to 2023. Brown entered the Air Force in 1984 and served as a fighter pilot, where he has logged over 3,000 flight hours, including 130 hours in combat. He has commanded the Pacific Air Forces, U.S. Air Forces Central Command, 31st Fighter Wing, 8th Fighter Wing, U.S. Air Force Weapons School, and 78th Fighter Squadron. He has also served as deputy commander of the U.S. Central Command. General Brown was dismissed as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on February 21, 2025 by President Donald Trump, for purely political reasons. In 2020, Brown was on Time's list of the 100 most influential people in the world.