Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Brown to speak at Headliners event -- 2 p.m., TODAY

U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr.,  will speak about the Air Force mission in an ever-changing national security environment at a National Press Club in-person Headliners event today, Aug. 6, at 2 p,m.

The one-hour Newsmaker will be held at 2 p.m. in the Holeman Lounge. The event is open to credentialed media and Club members, but registration is required. 

The program will also stream live on the Club's website and YouTube Channel. Submit your questions in advance or during the live program via email to [email protected] with USAF in the subject line.

Brown serves as the senior uniformed Air Force officer responsible for the organization, training and equipping of 689,000 active-duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian forces serving in the United States and overseas. As a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the general and other service chiefs function as military advisers to the Secretary of Defense, National Security Council and President Biden. 

Brown, commissioned in 1984 as a graduate of the ROTC program at Texas Tech University, is a fighter pilot and has served in a variety of positions at the squadron and wing levels, including an assignment to the U.S. Air Force Weapons School as an F-16 Fighting Falcon instructor.  

Prior to serving as the Air Force Chief of Staff, Brown commanded the Pacific Air Forces Air Component for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. He has more than 2,900 flying hours, including 130 combat hours.