Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, engages with service members from a Navy P-8 Detachment at Keflavik Air Base, Iceland, October 10, 2024. See more photos...

The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) is the body of the most senior uniformed leaders within the United States Department of Defense, which advises the president of the United States, the secretary of defense, the Homeland Security Council and the National Security Council on military matters.

General Omar Bradley is sworn in as the 1st chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by Secretary of Defense Louis A. Johnson on August 16, 1949. Admiral Michael Mullen is sworn in as the 17th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by his predecessor, General Peter Pace on October 1, 2007.

Jan 20, 2025 · Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. plans to remain in his role, despite Trump's past threats to fire him.

Jan 20, 2025 · The White House ordered that retired Gen. Mark Milley's official portrait as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff be taken down from the Pentagon hallway where all of the paintings of the ...

Dec 20, 2024 · A meeting between President-elect Donald Trump and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., in a luxury box at the Army-Navy football game last...

The deputy secretary of defense is the second-highest ranking DOD leader. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the principal military advisor to the president and the secretary of...

The Joint Chiefs of Staff consist of the Chairman, the Vice Chairman, the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and the Chief of Space Operations.

Staff have been at the center of US military planning ever since. Composed of the nation’s senior military officers, the Joint Chiefs of Staff initially operated under the direct authority and supervision of the President, performing .

The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) is the group of the most senior military leaders within the United States Department of Defense, which advises the president of the United States, the secretary of defense, the Homeland Security Council and the National Security Council on military affairs.