President Trump expelled President Biden's appointee Air Force General CQ Brown Jr., who served as chairman of the United States on Friday.
“General Charles' CQ' General Brown thanks us for over 40 years of service to our country, including the current Chairman of the Co-Staff,” Trump said on Friday on True Society. It was stated in the announcement. “He is a great gentleman, an outstanding leader and wishes a great future for him and his family.”
To replace four-star pilot Brown, Trump writes that he will nominate Lt. Gen. John Dan “Razin” Kane to serve as the next chairman of the Co-State Chief of Staff.
president praise Kane as a “skilled pilot, national security expert, successful entrepreneur, and “fighter jets” with important experience in ministries and special operations.”
“The leader we need to embody the spirit of a fighter jet and meet in that moment. I look forward to working with him,” said Defence Secretary Pete Heges. I said Friday, shortly after Trump's social media post.
This is what we know about Kane
Kane graduated in 1990 with a bachelor's degree in economics from the Virginia Military Institute and a master's degree in air combat from the US Military College.
The retired lieutenant general, who needed confirmation from the Senate, recorded more than 2,800 hours and 150 combat times on the F-16 fighter jet. According to in his military biographies.
Kane was also a part-time member of the National Guard from 2009 to 2016, and was a “cereal” investor and entrepreneur.
He worked as Deputy Director of Military Affairs at the CIA from 2021 to 2024. Before staying at the CIA, Kane served as director of the special programs at the Pentagon's Department of Defense (DOD) Special Access Program Central Office. There he was the principal, advisor and advisor to the Secretary of Defense “for all programs protected under special access controls.”
According to his military biographies, he played several roles throughout the Air Force, including an F-16 pilot, special operations officer, arms officer, and members of the White House staff.
Trump first met Kane in 2018. Kane left a strong impression on the first commander at the time, telling him that ISIS could be wiped out in a week.
“Sir, we can finish it all in one week,” Trump said. It has been recounted Caine said at the 2019 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
At the time, Kane told Trump that the US “stricken them only from temporary bases in Syria.” But if you give us permission, we can hit them from the base where you were right now, from behind, from the side, and now. Trump said they don't know that hell hit them.
Trump mentioned Kane in his FII Priority Summit speech in Miami earlier this week. I'll say it A crowd that he is “a real general, not a television general.”
Kane, who reached the rank of Lieutenant General in 2021, Moved up If confirmed by the upper chamber, to the general rank. He then served a four-year term. The former fighter pilot has already gained some support among Senate Republicans.
Senator Lindsey Graham (Rs.C.), Trump's alliance; I said On Friday night, he said “I'm happy to help lead the efforts to confirm.”
Kane spoke when he was the chief of weapons and tactics of the 121st Fighter Squadron at Andrews Air Force Base during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack.
“We jumped into the plane and started doing them. Once my plane came back to life, the generators were online and the radio was ballistic,” Kane said. I said Reflections posted on the CIA website for 2023. He was a senior CIA officer at the time.
“People on the emergency channel were saying, 'Shooting down anyone around Washington, DC.' I remembered what I thought to myself, 'Wait. I'm the one who films,” he added. “The weapon was loaded into the plane, so there was a 20mm gun and two heat-seeking missiles. I was in the air for about 7.5-8 hours that day.”
Kane also works in the private sector. He is currently a venture capital firm founded in Silicon Valley and is a partner of Shield Capital. According to On his LinkedIn. He is also a Voyager Space, Space and Defense Company and an advisor to Thrive Capital.
A senior US official who has worked with Kane for over a decade told Reuters that Kane “puts missions and the military above politics. He's not a politician.”
General Kenneth F. Mackenzie Jr., who headed Central Command until April 2022, also praised Kane. I'll say it The New York Times says he is an “exceptionally talented officer.”
