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First black Air Force chief Appointed In U.S

The Senate confirmed Gen. Charles Q. Brown to be the next Air Force chief of staff, making him the first African American leader of military service.

The confirmation also makes Brown the second African American officer to sit on the Joint Chiefs of Staff since Chairman Gen. Colin Powell.

The 98-to-0 vote was a blowout approval for the four-star general. Vice President Mike Pence presided over the historic vote.