The Senate on Friday confirmed Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine to lead the Joint Chiefs of Staff in a bipartisan 60-25 vote.

Caine's confirmation comes less than two months after President Donald Trump removed Gen. C.Q. Brown from the post. Brown, who was also an Air Force general, was nominated by former President Joe Biden and confirmed in 2023.

Caine is considered an unconventional choice because he will be the first chairman to not have served as a four-star general, and he came out of retirement in order to fill the role. But Trump has claimed that Caine is qualified for the position because he was "instrumental" in the defeat of ISIS during the president's first term.

Some Senate Democrats expressed concern about whether Caine would be able to be apolitical. But the nominee was able to quell some of the concerns by promising to be nonpartisan. He was confirmed with the support of 14 Democrats, including Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman and Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, and Independent Maine Sen. Angus King.

"Congratulations to Dan 'Razin' Caine on his confirmation in the Senate as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted to X. " Your leadership will be a welcomed/vital part of ensuring we return the Dept. of Defense back to the American warfighter."

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.