U.S. Air Force Gen. Charles Brown Jr. attends a U.S.

    FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), who has placed a hold on all general and flag officer nominations to protest the Department of Defense’s reproductive health policies, looks on as U.S. General Charles Brown Jr. testifies during a U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on his nomination to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 11, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Wurm