President Donald Trump’s new nominee for the highest military officer in the land earned his stars through a long storied career ascending the rank and file all the way to being one of Trump’s top allies.
Ret. Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin’” Caine is set to replace Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff pending confirmation by the Senate. Service members who trained, taught and fought alongside him throughout his career told the Daily Caller News Foundation that he is qualified for the role, in character and in capabilities.
James Rennan, former pilot for the 149th Lone Star Gunfighters, joined Caine on a mission to an undisclosed location during the early days of Operation Iraqi Freedom, with the objective to destroy “SCUD” missile sites. Caine was an instrumental part in the mission’s success, as the pilots were relatively…