(GoRealNewsNow.com) – With over 100 combat hours in an F-16, President Trump’s nomination of retired Air Force Lieutenant General Dan “Razin'” Caine for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff signals a return to military excellence.
Caine, a decorated combat veteran with over 100 combat hours in F-16 aircraft, brings authentic warfighting experience to America’s highest military position.
His nomination represents a decisive break from the past administration’s focus on diversity initiatives rather than military readiness.
Trump recently fired Air Force General Charles Q. Brown, Chief of Naval Operations Lisa Franchetti, and Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force James Slife as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
This decisive action fulfills Trump’s promise to remove military leaders who prioritized social experiments over combat effectiveness during his presidential campaign.
“General ‘Razin’ Caine was — he’s some general. He’s a real general, not a television general,” Trump stated, emphasizing Caine’s battlefield credentials over political connections.
Caine’s exceptional military credentials include service dating back to 1990 when he was first commissioned with the 174th Attack Wing at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse.
Throughout his distinguished career, he has logged 2,800 flight hours and accumulated numerous prestigious awards, including the Defense Superior Service Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, and Bronze Star Medal.
Unlike his predecessor, Caine brings real combat experience and strategic vision to the position.
He played a crucial role in Operation Iraqi Freedom, particularly in missions targeting SCUD missile sites, and later contributed significantly to campaigns against ISIS.
His background includes work as director of Military Affairs at the CIA and as deputy commanding general of the U.S. Central Command Special Operations Component.
In striking contrast to the Biden administration’s emphasis on DEI initiatives in the military, Trump’s selection of Caine signals a return to combat readiness and lethality as top priorities.
The administration is clearly refocusing the military on its core mission: winning wars and protecting American interests abroad.
Caine would make history as the first career Air National Guard officer to chair the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
While his nomination requires Senate confirmation and a waiver due to his three-star rank (chairman positions traditionally go to four-star generals), his combat experience and strategic vision make him exceptionally qualified for the role.
Predictably, establishment figures have voiced opposition to Caine’s nomination. Five former defense secretaries have called for congressional hearings and a hold on his confirmation.
Their resistance highlights the deep state’s discomfort with Trump’s efforts to transform military leadership away from politically motivated appointments and toward combat-ready warriors.
Trump’s confidence in Caine stems from firsthand experience working with him during the successful campaign against ISIS.
The President recounted how Caine proposed a bold strategy that ultimately led to ISIS’s defeat: “‘We’re only hitting them from a temporary base in Syria,'” Trump said Caine told him.
‘”But if you gave us permission, we could hit them from the back, from the side, from all over — from the base that you’re right on, right now, sir. They won’t know what the hell hit them,'” Caine remarked.
For patriotic Americans concerned about military readiness, Caine’s nomination represents a welcome return to the core values of strength, excellence, and prioritizing America’s security interests.
After years of military leadership focused on social engineering rather than warfighting, America’s armed forces may finally have a chairman who understands that the military’s primary purpose is to fight and win America’s wars.
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