Gen. Charles Brown, commander of Pacific Air Forces and President Trump's nominee to be the next Air Force chief of staff, said in a video released Friday that he navigates "two worlds" as an African American and that he's "thinking about how I can make improvements" institutionally.
"As the commander of Pacific Air Forces, a senior leader in our Air Force, and an African American, many of you may be wondering what I'm thinking about the current events surrounding the tragic death of George Floyd," Brown said.
I can't fix centuries of racism in our country, nor can I fix decades of discrimination that may have impacted members of our Air Force," he said.
Trump nominated Brown in March to be the next Air Force chief of staff.
If confirmed, Brown would become the first African American to sit on the Joint Chiefs of Staff since Colin Powell Colin Luther PowellOVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Former defense leaders pile on Trump criticism | Esper sends troops called to DC area home | US strikes Taliban in Afghanistan Trump nominee to be Air Force chief of staff says he navigates 'two worlds' as an African American man Juan Williams: Justice Thomas seizes his moment in the Trump era MORE, who was chairman from 1989 to 1993.
