A major element of the United States Department of Defense. 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, and the Commandant of the Marine Corps. The collective body of the JCS is headed by the Chairman, who sets the agenda and presides over JCS meetings. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the principal military adviser to the President, Secretary of Defense, and the National Security Council (NSC).- Category ID : 242468
Organizational information and history of JCS and Joint Staff; Joint Staff newspaper, biographies of the Joint Chiefs, and a short, well-organized lists of highly relevant links.