Gen. C.Q. Brown confirmed as top military officer despite Tuberville's roadblock

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff nominee General Charles Brown Jr., arrives in the Capitol after his confirmation hearing in the Senate Armed Services Committee in July. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Air Force Gen. C.Q. Brown has been a combat pilot and chief of the Air Force in a distinguished military career that's spanned four decades.

His latest mission — and one of his more challenging ones — was winning Senate confirmation as chairman of the Joint Chiefs despite the efforts of Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who has been blocking hundreds of other military nominations.