Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a> confirmed early Fri Lt Gen <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DanCaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DanCaine</span></a>, the fmr National Guardsman & fighter pilot, to be chair of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JointChiefs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JointChiefs</span></a> of Staff.</p><p>Gen Caine is replacing another Air Force fighter pilot, four-star Gen <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CQBrown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CQBrown</span></a>, whom <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> abruptly fired in Feb.</p><p>While Dems expressed concerns about the rash of firings at the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pentagon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pentagon</span></a>, Gen Caine garnered little opposition because the majority viewed him as the best option, given the circumstances.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/us/politics/senate-dan-caine-joint-chiefs.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=87BF3E82-535E-44F2-A290-AADA47A20173" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/04/11/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/senate-dan-caine-joint-chiefs.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=87BF3E82-535E-44F2-A290-AADA47A20173</span></a></p>