6/8 Joint Chiefs (7/9 if you count the USCG's "non-member attendee") are old, white men. The other two WERE a Black man (Gen. CQ Brown, Jr.) and a woman (Adm. Lisa Franchetti). Hegseth fired both of them, and is looking to replace Brown with someone unqualified. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...