Trump Fires Joint Chiefs Chairman Amid Flurry of Dismissals at Pentagon NYT Par :Eric Schmitt · Helene Cooper and Jonathan Swan 22 février 2025 à 05:19 The decision to fire Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., a four-star fighter pilot, upends a tradition in which the Joint Chiefs chairman traditionally remains in place as administrations change. © Kenny Holston/The New York TimesGen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., known as C.Q., was only the second African American to hold the chairman’s job.