Defense Writers Group
28 March 2024
Moderator: Greetings everyone, and welcome to this very special Defense Writers Group. Under the cliché of someone who needs no introduction but I’ll do it anyway, is General Charles Q. Brown, Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Quickly, our ground rules are, as always, this is on the record. You may record for accuracy of quotes, but there is no rebroadcast of audio or video.
I’ll ask the first question. A number of you emailed in advance to get on the list. We’ll go through those. If there’s any time left, we’ll move to others, saving the last few minutes for the Chairman’s wrap-up. We have a hard stop at 2:30, so we will be efficient about that.
General Brown, thank you for being here, sir.
General Brown: My pleasure.
Moderator: My opening question. You’ve been in your role as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs for right about six months. Crises around the world, it’s a new age of danger, an incredibly volatile period. I would just like your reflection, sir, on what you’ve learned, how it feels, what the world looks like to you as the nation’s highest ranking military officer.
General Brown: First of all, thank you for the opportunity to be here. Just to your last part, the highest-ranking military officer, I never really imagined myself in a position like this. I was going to do four years and get out. But I also say, as you described, Monday will be six months and it’s hard to believe it's been six months just because of how quickly time has flown...
