President Biden is expected to nominate Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the chief of the Air Force, as the next Joint Chiefs chair, according to two US officials. If approved, he will succeed Gen. Mark Milley, whose term comes to an end in September. Brown would become the first Black person to hold the position since Colin Powell served under President Bush and Clinton. The appointment would come with the possibility that both the top two positions in the Pentagon would be held by African American males for the first time in US history, with the current defense secretary Lloyd J. Austin III being African American as well. Brown has the right experience for the job with his command experience in both the Pacific and the Middle East, making him the preferred candidate for the current administration. However, President Biden has yet to make the official announcement, and it is unclear when he will. Brown's responsibility will be to keep the military focused on the US's top priority, including issues such as China's military expansionism.