Joint Chiefs of Staff

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United States defense organization military advisory body

The Joint Chiefs of Staff is the senior military advisory body of the U.S. Department of Defense, composed of the highest-ranking officers from each service branch who advise the President and other national leaders on military matters.

Aliases (5)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States defense organization → military advisory body →
abbreviation	JCS →
advises	Homeland Security Council → National Security Council → President of the United States → Secretary of Defense → other senior U.S. national security leaders →
composedOf	Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff → Chief of Naval Operations → Chief of Space Operations → Chief of Staff of the Air Force → Chief of Staff of the Army → Chief of the National Guard Bureau → Commandant of the Marine Corps → Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff →
country	United States →
doesNotExercise	operational command authority over combatant forces →
formed	1947 →
headquartersCity	Arlington, Virginia →
headquartersLocation	The Pentagon →
headquartersMetropolitanArea	Washington, D.C. area →
jurisdiction	United States federal government →
language	English →
legalBasis	National Security Act of 1947 →
meetsAt	The Pentagon →
oversees	Joint Staff →
parentOrganization	Office of the Secretary of Defense →
partOf	United States Department of Defense →
primaryFunction	provide professional military advice on strategic direction of the armed forces →
regionServed	global →
reorganizedBy	Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 →
reportsTo	Secretary of Defense →
responsibility	joint doctrine development → joint training policy → strategic planning for U.S. armed forces →
role	principal military advisory body to the Homeland Security Council → principal military advisory body to the National Security Council → principal military advisory body to the President of the United States → principal military advisory body to the Secretary of Defense →
serviceBranchesRepresented	United States Air Force → United States Army → United States Marine Corps → United States National Guard → United States Navy → United States Space Force →
typeOfAdvisoryBody	collegial body of senior uniformed leaders →
website	https://www.jcs.mil/ →

Referenced by (75)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ("United States Joint Chiefs of Staff") → Chief of Naval Operations → Chief of Space Operations → Chief of Staff of the Air Force → Chief of Staff of the Air Force → Chief of Staff of the Army → Chief of the National Guard Bureau → Colin Powell → Commandant of the Coast Guard → Commandant of the Marine Corps → Commandant of the Marine Corps → Commander, United States European Command ("United States military leadership") → Ernest King → George C. Marshall → Omar Bradley ("United States Joint Chiefs of Staff") → Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff → William D. Leahy →	memberOf
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff → Chief of Naval Operations → Chief of the National Guard Bureau → John W. Raymond → Lisa M. Franchetti → National Guard Bureau ("Joint Chiefs of Staff organization") → Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman → Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff →	partOf
Armed Forces Security Agency → Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas ("United States Joint Chiefs of Staff") → Pacific Ocean Areas → Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force → SCAP ("United States Joint Chiefs of Staff") → Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers ("United States Joint Chiefs of Staff") →	subordinateTo
J3 Operations Directorate → J5 Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate → J8 Force Structure, Resources and Assessment Directorate → JS → Joint Staff →	supports
Combined Chiefs of Staff ("United States Joint Chiefs of Staff") → NME → United States Department of Defense →	hasPart
National Guard Bureau → Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman →	advises
Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 → Public Law 80-253 →	affects
SecDef → United States Secretary of Defense →	oversees
Downfall ("United States Joint Chiefs of Staff") → Operation Downfall ("United States Joint Chiefs of Staff") →	plannedBy
Combined Chiefs of Staff → Munitions Board →	relatedTo
Secretary of the Air Force → Senior Officer of the United States Army →	worksWith
Joint Chiefs of Staff ("JCS") →	abbreviation
Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1958 →	affectedOrganization
Chief of Staff to the Supreme Allied Commander (Dwight D. Eisenhower) ("United States Joint Chiefs of Staff") →	associatedOrganization
Theater Special Operations Commands ("United States Joint Chiefs of Staff") →	associatedWith
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff →	chairs
National Guard Bureau →	ChiefMemberOf
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security →	collaboratesWith
Twentieth Air Force ("United States Joint Chiefs of Staff") →	controlledDirectlyBy
British Chiefs of Staff Committee ("United States Joint Chiefs of Staff") →	cooperatedWith
Pacific theater commands →	coordinatedWith
Headquarters Marine Corps →	coordinatesWith
National Security Act of 1947 →	created
Pacific Ocean Areas ("United States Joint Chiefs of Staff") →	createdBy
Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis →	describesRoleOf
United States Armed Forces →	hasSubOrganization
Combined Chiefs of Staff ("United States Joint Chiefs of Staff") →	member
National War College →	operatedBy
OSS →	parentAgency
Office of Strategic Services →	parentOrganization
Operation Olympic ("U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff") →	planningAuthority
National Security Act Amendments of 1949 →	refinedRoleOf
J2 Intelligence Directorate →	reportsTo
National Military Establishment →	responsibleFor
Unified Command Plan →	usedBy