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Air Commodore David Case (born c. 1953) is the highest ranking black officer in the Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom, and as of 2000, at the age of 47, he became the highest ranking black officer ever to serve in Britain's armed forces.
Charles Young (March 12, 1864 – January 8, 1922) was an American soldier. He was the third African American graduate of the United States Military Academy, the first Black U.S. national park superintendent, first Black military attaché, first Black man to achieve the rank of colonel in the United States Army, and highest-ranking Black officer in the Regular Army until his death in 1922.
Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr. (July 1, 1877 – November 26, 1970) was a career officer in the United States Army.One of the few black officers in an era when American society was largely segregated, in 1940 he was promoted to brigadier general, the army's first African American general officer.
Members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff render a salute during the departure ceremony at Andrews Air Force Base for former President Ronald Reagan, 11 June 2004.. There are currently 43 active-duty four-star officers in the uniformed services of the United States: 11 in the Army, three in the Marine Corps, nine in the Navy, 14 in the Air Force, three in the Space Force, two in the Coast Guard ...
Capt. Zeita Merchant, currently the Commanding Officer of the U.S. Coast Guard Sector New York, will become the highest-ranking Black woman in the U.S. Coast Guard history when she earns the rank ...
She becomes the highest-ranking Black woman of World War II as a lieutenant colonel. ... But I was a role model not only for other Black officers, but other officers across our Army,” Gregg said ...
In 1989, President George H. W. Bush appointed Army General Colin Powell to the position of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, making Powell the highest-ranking officer in the United States military. Powell was the first, and is so far the only, African American to hold that position.
Two years later he was sworn in to the Civil Engineer Corps of the US Navy in as a lieutenant junior grade, the army equivalent of a captain, making him the highest-ranking Black officer in the navy. [16] [17] He trained at Camp Endicott in Davisville, Rhode Island as part of the Seabees. [18]