Senate confirms John Dan Caine as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

The Senate confirmed early Friday the nomination of Donald Trump's nominee for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Senators approved the nomination of John Dan Caine, a former National Guard member and fighter pilot, by a 60-25 vote.

With the decision, Caine replaces another Air Force fighter pilot, Gen. Charles Brown, known as CQ, whom President Trump fired in February.

Although Democrats have criticized the president's decisions regarding Pentagon layoffs, Caine had little opposition.

Meanwhile, Gen. Caine assured that he would give the president and Hegseth his best military advice and pledged to "speak truth to power."

Who is John Dan Caine?

Lt. Gen. Caine served in a variety of special operations during his years of service. In turn, he was associate director for Military Affairs at the CIA and deputy commanding general of the Joint Special Operations Task Force in Iraq.

In turn, he most recently headed the Defense Department's Special Access Program Headquarters at the Pentagon, where he served as principal staff assistant and advisor to the secretary of defense for all programs protected under special access controls.