Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

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United States military position military office

The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the second-highest-ranking military officer in the United States Armed Forces, serving as the principal deputy to the Chairman and a key advisor to the President and senior defense leaders.

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Label	Occurrences
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff canonical	12

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States military position ⓘ military office ⓘ
abbreviation	VCJCS ⓘ
appointedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
cannotCommand	does not exercise operational command authority over combatant forces ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
createdBy	Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 ⓘ
eligibleServiceBranches	United States Air Force ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ United States Space Force ⓘ
firstHolder	Admiral William J. Crowe (in concurrent capacity before formalization of the office) ⓘ
formalFirstHolder	Admiral David E. Jeremiah ⓘ
formationYear	1987 ⓘ
insignia	Flag of the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
insigniaType	command flag ⓘ
legalBasis	Title 10 of the United States Code ⓘ
location	Arlington, Virginia ⓘ surface form: Arlington County, Virginia
memberOf	Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
notEligibleServiceBranch	United States Coast Guard ⓘ surface form: United States Coast Guard (in peacetime, outside DoD)
partOf	Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ United States Armed Forces ⓘ Department of Defense ⓘ surface form: United States Department of Defense
positionHeldBy	four-star officer ⓘ
rankRequirement	four-star general or admiral ⓘ
reappointment	may be reappointed for additional terms with Senate approval ⓘ
reportsTo	Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ United States Secretary of Defense ⓘ surface form: Secretary of Defense
requires	advice and consent of the United States Senate ⓘ
responsibility	assists the Chairman in advising on requirements, programs, and budgets ⓘ assists the Chairman in preparing strategic plans ⓘ assists the Chairman in providing strategic direction to the Armed Forces ⓘ chairs or co-chairs various senior military boards and councils ⓘ oversees joint military requirements and capabilities assessments ⓘ supports the Chairman in global force management ⓘ supports the Chairman in joint doctrine and training oversight ⓘ
role	key military advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ key military advisor to the Homeland Security Council ⓘ key military advisor to the National Security Council ⓘ key military advisor to the President of the United States ⓘ key military advisor to the Secretary of Defense ⓘ principal deputy to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
seat	Pentagon ⓘ surface form: The Pentagon
statutoryRank	second-highest-ranking military officer in the United States Armed Forces ⓘ
style	Admiral or General ⓘ
succession	succeeds the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the absence or disability of the Chairman ⓘ
termLength	4 years ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

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

Joint Chiefs of Staff → composedOf → Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ

Defense Acquisition Board (through representation) → hasMember → Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ

subject surface form: Defense Acquisition Board

J3 Operations Directorate → reportsTo → Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ

Flag of the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff → representsOffice → Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ

Flag of the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff → usedBy → Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ

Republic of Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff → hasPosition → Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ

Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff → supports → Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ

United States Department of Defense positions → hasPart → Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ

subject surface form: United States Department of Defense position

DAB → includesMember → Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ

Joint Requirements Oversight Council → chairedBy → Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ

J-8 → reportsTo → Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ

Director, Joint Staff → supportsRole → Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ