Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

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United States federal government position military office

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the highest-ranking military officer in the United States Armed Forces and the principal military advisor to the President, Secretary of Defense, and National Security Council.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff canonical 68
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (United States) 5
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (functional analogue) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal government position ⓘ
military office ⓘ
advisesOn force structure ⓘ
military strategy ⓘ
operational plans ⓘ
readiness of the armed forces ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction United States Armed Forces ⓘ
appointedBy President of the United States ⓘ
chairs Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
confirmedBy United States Senate ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
createdBy National Security Act of 1947 ⓘ
dateCreated 1949 ⓘ
flag Flag of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
hasDeputy Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
hasRank four-star officer ⓘ
insignia Seal of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
legalBasis Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 ⓘ
National Security Act of 1947 ⓘ
Title 10 of the United States Code ⓘ
memberOf Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
surface form: United States Joint Chiefs of Staff
militaryBranchEligibility United States Air Force ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
United States Space Force ⓘ
nominator President of the United States ⓘ
notInChainOfCommandOver Unified Combatant Commands ⓘ
surface form: United States combatant commands

United States Department of the Army ⓘ
surface form: United States military departments
officeHolderMustBe commissioned officer of the United States Armed Forces ⓘ
officeLocation Arlington, Virginia ⓘ
surface form: Arlington County, Virginia

Pentagon ⓘ
surface form: The Pentagon
partOf Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form: United States Department of Defense
positionHeldBy highest-ranking military officer in the United States Armed Forces ⓘ
precededBy Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief ⓘ
principalMilitaryAdvisorTo Homeland Security Council of the United States ⓘ
surface form: Homeland Security Council

National Security Council of the United States ⓘ
surface form: National Security Council

President of the United States ⓘ
United States Secretary of Defense ⓘ
surface form: Secretary of Defense
rankComparedTo senior to all other officers of the United States Armed Forces ⓘ
reportsTo President of the United States ⓘ
United States Secretary of Defense ⓘ
surface form: Secretary of Defense
roleIn United States national security decision-making ⓘ
statutoryLimitOnService 8 years ⓘ
styleOfAddress Admiral ⓘ
General ⓘ
termLength 4 years ⓘ
termRenewable true ⓘ

Referenced by (75)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Unified Combatant Commands → overseenBy → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
United States National Security Advisor → worksWith → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
National Security Council of the United States → regularAttendee → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
Joint Chiefs of Staff → composedOf → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
United States Armed Forces → highestUniformedOfficer → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
National Military Strategy → issuedBy → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
Maxwell D. Taylor → appointedTo → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
Omar Bradley → positionHeld → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
Joint Staff → reportsTo → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
Joint Staff → supervisedBy → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
U.S. Transportation Command → subordinateTo → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
Powell → positionHeld → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
subject surface form: Colin Powell
Colin Powell (U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff) → positionHeld → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
subject surface form: Colin Powell
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff → reportsTo → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan → issuedBy → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan → approvedBy → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
Joint Strategic Planning System → usedBy → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman → reportsTo → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman → isPrincipalAdvisorTo → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
Chief of the National Guard Bureau → advises → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
Republic of Korea Air Force → commanderTitle → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
JS → reportsTo → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
JS → supports → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
J1 Manpower and Personnel Directorate → reportsTo → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
J2 Intelligence Directorate → reportsTo → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
J3 Operations Directorate → supports → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
J3 Operations Directorate → reportsTo → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
J4 Logistics Directorate → reportsTo → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
J5 Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate → reportsTo → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
J5 Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate → supports → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
J6 Command, Control, Communications and Computers Directorate → reportsTo → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
J8 Force Structure, Resources and Assessment Directorate → supports → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
Defense Distinguished Service Medal → awardedTo → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
National War College → under → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
Chief of Staff, Joint Staff (Japan) → cooperatesWith → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (United States)
Joint Meritorious Unit Award → awardingAuthority → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
Seal of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff → represents → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
Seal of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff → usedBy → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
Defense Superior Service Medal → awardingAuthority → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
Flag of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff → usedBy → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
Flag of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff → representsOffice → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
Admiral William J. Crowe (in concurrent capacity before formalization of the office) → positionHeld → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
JSCP → issuedBy → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
Joint Operation Planning and Execution System → regulatingAuthority → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
Director for Strategy, Plans, and Policy, Joint Staff (J5) → reportsTo → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
Director for Strategy, Plans, and Policy, Joint Staff (J5) → advises → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
Chef d’état-major des armées → equivalentOffice → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (United States)
Commander, ROK/US Combined Forces Command → reportsTo → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (United States)
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (South Korea) → shortName → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (South Korea) → worksWith → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (United States)