Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government By  Mica Soellner
Gen. Charles Flynn, the younger brother of Michael Flynn, took command of the United States Army Pacific on Friday, aiming to prioritize the unit to face the challenges brought on by China.
Flynn, 57, overtook the leadership from Gen. Paul LaCamera, who will move to command U.S. Forces Korea. The general arrived in Hawaii from Washington, D.C., where he served as the deputy chief of staff for Army operations, plans, and training since June 2019.
“Today, as China trends on an increasingly concerning path, presenting challenge to the free and open Pacific, the Army is charged to change once more,” Flynn said during a livestreamed ceremony at Fort Shafter.
Adm. John Aquilino, who heads the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, said he expects Flynn to “execute the integrated deterrence” for a free and open Indo-Pacific when welcoming the general to Hawaii, according to a report by Stars and Stripes.
Flynn graduated from the U.S. Naval War College, earning a master’s degree in national security and strategic studies. He has served in a number of command, staff, and leadership positions within the U.S. Army from platoon leader to division commander, according to his bio.
Earlier this year, Flynn made headlines when a congressional inquiry into the events of the Jan. 6 riot found that the lieutenant general had raised concerns of the “optics” over the military response on the day, which resulted in the total deaths of five people.
Flynn’s brother, Michael Flynn, is also a retired Army lieutenant general. Michael Flynn, who served as former President Donald Trump‘s national security adviser, pleaded guilty in December 2017 to lying to the FBI during an investigation looking into Trump’s possible ties with Russia during his 2016 presidential campaign.
He was pardoned by his former boss on Thanksgiving in 2020.
