Senate Confirms Trump Nominee As Joint Chiefs Of Staff

April 11, 2025 5:05 am

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine, before heading home for a two-week recess. Caine was nominated in February after Trump abruptly fired Gen. CQ Brown Jr. as part of his administration’s campaign to rid the military of leaders who support diversity and equity in the ranks. Caine is a decorated F-16 combat pilot who served in leadership in multiple special operations commands, in some of the Pentagon’s most classified programs and in the CIA.