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The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)

Symbol of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Source: pnt.gov

Joint Chiefs of Staff

Origin of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Past Chairmen of the JCS

The Joint Chiefs of Staff is composed of the highest-ranking member of each branch of the military. It consists 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, and the commandant of the Marine Corps.

The chairman is the principal military adviser to the president, the secretary of defense, and the National Security Council (NSC). The Joint Chiefs of Staff has no executive authority to commit combatant forces.

Highest-Ranking Officers in U.S. History

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Federal Budget Outlays for Defense Functions: 1980 to 2002

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JCS aims for enemy command and control. (Joint Chiefs of Staff issues revised memoranda of policy for electronic warfare and command and control warfare) (Washington Report) (Journal of Electronic Defense)

History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the War in Vietnam, 1969-1970 (Air & Space Power Journal)

Special report: Joint Chiefs of Staff tell Congress: Readiness is fraying; more funding needed "immediately" (Sea Power)

The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the First Indochina War, 1947-1959.(Book review) (Air Power History)

Dereliction of Duty: Lyndon Johnson, Robert McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam (Naval War College Review)

GPS vulnerability testing: jamming and interference: "warfighters are increasingly reliant on GPS. The impact of the loss or degradation of GPS capabilities and the ability to operate despite that loss or degradation have not been systematically tested or evaluated in a joint operational environment."--Joint Global Positioning System Combat Effectiveness problem statement derived from operational community concerns.(Military)(Department of Defense)(Joint Chiefs of Staff and Services)(Joint Test & Evaluation) (GPS World)

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