Joint Staff

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The Joint Staff is a group of military officers and civilian personnel that assists the Joint Chiefs of Staff in developing plans, policies, and strategic guidance for the U.S. Armed Forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States defense organization
military staff organization
abbreviation JS
collaboratesWith United States Department of the Army
surface form: Military Departments of the United States

Office of the Secretary of Defense
Unified Combatant Commands
composedOf civilian personnel
military officers
representatives from U.S. Air Force
representatives from U.S. Army
representatives from U.S. Marine Corps
representatives from U.S. Navy
representatives from U.S. Space Force
country United States of America
fieldOfWork defense policy
joint military operations
strategic planning
hasOrganizationalUnit J1 Manpower and Personnel Directorate
J2 Intelligence Directorate
J3 Operations Directorate
J4 Logistics Directorate
J5 Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate
J6 Command, Control, Communications and Computers Directorate
Joint Staff self-linksurface differs
surface form: J7 Joint Force Development Directorate

J8 Force Structure, Resources and Assessment Directorate
hasPosition Director of the Joint Staff
headquartersLocation Arlington, Virginia
Pentagon
surface form: The Pentagon
legalBasis Title 10 of the United States Code
locatedInJurisdiction Department of Defense
surface form: United States Department of Defense
mission ensure joint force readiness and integration across U.S. Armed Forces
provide independent, professional military advice to the Chairman and Joint Chiefs through analysis and planning
partOf Office of the Secretary of Defense
surface form: Office of the Secretary of Defense and Joint Staff

Department of Defense
surface form: U.S. Department of Defense
primaryRole assist Joint Chiefs of Staff in strategic direction of U.S. Armed Forces
develop joint military plans and policies
provide strategic guidance for U.S. Armed Forces
reportsTo Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
responsibleFor global force management support
joint doctrine development
joint force planning
joint operational planning
joint strategic assessments
joint training policy
supervisedBy Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
supports Joint Chiefs of Staff
worksOn global campaign plans
joint contingency plans
joint doctrine and concepts

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JS abbreviationOf Joint Staff
this entity surface form: Operations Directorate of the Joint Staff
MCCDC coordinatesWith Joint Staff
this entity surface form: Joint Staff (United States)
Directorate for Analysis customer Joint Staff
Joint Staff hasOrganizationalUnit Joint Staff self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: J7 Joint Force Development Directorate
this entity surface form: Air Staff
Joint Chiefs of Staff oversees Joint Staff
J2 Intelligence Directorate partOf Joint Staff
J3 Operations Directorate partOf Joint Staff
J4 Logistics Directorate partOf Joint Staff
Nuclear Posture Review producedBy Joint Staff
JS standsFor Joint Staff
Defense Planning Guidance usedBy Joint Staff
Army Secretariat worksWith Joint Staff