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 Chesarek
Member of the Military Staff Committee of the United Nations, in addition to his primary duty as Assistant Vice Chief of Staff.
Upon the reorganization of the Office of the Chief of Staff on 16 February 1967, he was designated the first occupant of the newly created position of Assistant Vice Chief of Staff from February 1967 to May 1968.
He went to Italy in July 1960 to be Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force and was awarded the Order of Republic Medal by the Chief of Staff of the Italian Army.
www.amc.army.mil /amc/ho/amc_cg/chesarek.html   (568 words)

  
 Minister - Reports
The Chief of the Defence Staff is charged with the command, control and administration of the Canadian Forces and advises the Minister on all these matters - including military requirements, capabilities, options and the possible consequences of undertaking or failing to undertake various military activities.
Specific responsibilities of the senior advisors reporting to the Deputy Minister and the Chief of the Defence Staff are shown in Annex C. The military structure of command is explained in Part I -- Canada's Defence Structure, under the section entitled Military Chain of Command.
Primarily responsible to the Chief of the Defence Staff
www.forces.gc.ca /site/minister/eng/authority/OA4_e.htm   (568 words)

  
 AllRefer - Nigeria - Organization, Mission, and Order of Battle Nigerian Information Resource
The military head of state, as commander in chief, exercised his authority through the AFRC, and operationally through the minister of defense and chief of Defence Staff, and the chiefs of staff of the three armed services.
The post of chief of General Staff, General Staff Headquarters, created after the August 1985 coup, was a political rather than a military post.
In September 1990, the post of chief of Defence Staff was elevated to full general and the service chiefs were also upgraded.
reference.allrefer.com /country-guide-study/nigeria/nigeria142.html   (568 words)

  
 Biographies : LIEUTENANT GENERAL HEWITT T. WHELESS
In this position he is the principal assistant to the chief of staff and the vice chief of staff in the discharge of their duties, and takes action for them on matters not requiring their personal attention.
In this capacity he provides United States representation on the Military Staff Committee in accordance with the terms of the charter of the United Nations and furnishes military advice and assistance to the United States Mission to the United Nations.
He became deputy chief of staff, programs and requirements, in February 1964 and was promoted to lieutenant general.
www.af.mil /bios/bio.asp?bioID=7568   (788 words)

  
 George Bush Presidential Library and Museum
Previously he was Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, United States Army/Army senior member, military staff committee, United Nations (1989 - 1990).
General Sullivan is currently serving as Vice Chief of Staff of the Army.
The President today announced his intention to nominate General Gordon R. Sullivan to be Chief of Staff of the United States Army.
bushlibrary.tamu.edu /research/papers/1991/91041701.html   (122 words)

  
 The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)
Military Requirements for Senior and Master Chief Petty Officer
The  Joint  Chiefs  of  Staff  consists  of  the
Chairman;  the  Chief  of  Staff,  U.S.  Army;  the
www.tpub.com /content/advancement/14148/css/14148_16.htm   (149 words)

  
 Eric Shinseki
Eric K. Shinseki, (USA Retired) Former Chief of Staff, United States Army, to Deliver Keynote Speech at Asian American Journalists Association National Convention August 13-16 in San Diego; Highest-Ranking Asian American in United States Military History to Address Largest Annual Gathering of Asian American Journalists.
In 1998 he was named vice chief of staff of the army, and was chief of staff from 1999 until he retired in 2003.
Shinseki was named a lieutenant general and deputy chief of staff for operations and planning in 1996.
www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0880745.html   (331 words)

  
 CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF OF RUSSIA'S ARMED FORCES TO LEAVE FOR BEIJING
MOSCOW, March 16 (RIA Novosti) - Chief of the General Staff of Russia's Armed Forces Yuri Baluyevsky will pay working visits to the PRC and South Korea, the Defense Ministry of Russia reported.
According to the agency's interlocutor, in the course of the trip which is beginning on Wednesday it is planned to discuss the questions of military and military-technical cooperation and international security.
As it is expected, along with the questions of military and military-technical cooperation, the DPRK's nuclear program and the situation on the Korean Peninsula as a whole will become a separate theme of the talks in Seoul.
www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/library/news/russia/2005/russia-050316-rianovosti05.htm   (342 words)

  
 Greece. White Paper for the Armed Forces - Chapter 4
Selection of the Chief, Hellenic National Defence General Staff and the Chiefs of the General Staffs, after recommendation of the Minister of National Defence.
The HNDGS, under the Chief/HNDGS, is the Staff Agency which assists the Minister of National Defence to exercise his duties.
The Chief/ HNDGS is the main advisor to the Minister of National Defence on military issues and military advisor to the Government Council on Foreign Affairs & National Defence and has a wide-ranging operational responsibility both in times of peace and war.
www.resdal.org /Archivo/gre-cap4.htm   (342 words)

  
 Frank Terry Ellis, Colonel, United States Air Force
Representing the Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force was the Inspector General, Lieutenant General John Flynn, a long-time close friend of Terry’s.
Three years there in Operations Requirements matured his staff capabilities and allowed him to be among numerous Air Force and Army classmates who also were stirring up the Pentagon pot while they relaxed amid the delights of a Washington at peace.
After thirty-nine years in a military uniform of one sort or another, Reserve Officer Training Corps, National Guard, United States Military Academy cadet, Army Air Corps, and United States Air Force, Terry retired as a Colonel at Maxwell in March 1972.
www.arlingtoncemetery.net /ftellis.htm   (1611 words)

  
 SHAPE Biographies: Chief of Staff
Assistant Chief of Staff Armed Forces Staff Politico-Military Affairs and Operations, Federal Ministry of Defence Bonn.
Assistant Branch Chief (Military Leadership and Civic Education) in the Armed Forces Staff, Federal Ministry of Defence, Bonn.
Branch Chief (Military Policy) in the Armed Forces Staff, Federal Ministry of Defence, Bonn.
www.nato.int /shape/bios/cos/schuwirth.htm   (1611 words)

  
 Chief of Staff of the United States Army - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and is the chief military adviser to the President of the United States on Army matters.
The Chief of Staff of the United States Army (CSA) is the professional head of the United States Army who is responsible for insuring readiness of the Army.
The Chief of Staff is a four star general.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Army   (199 words)

  
 Leadership for the 21st Century
Secretary of Defense William Perry likes to relate a story about General Andrei Nikolayev, deputy chief of the Russian General Staff, when Nikolayev was on a two-week tour of military bases in the United States.
As the Army chief of staff, my fundamental duty is to ensure America’s Army is trained and ready to defend the nation’s security and freedom.
General Dennis J. Reimer is chief of staff of the U.S. Army.
www.usachcs.army.mil /TACarchive/ACWIN98I/Reimer.htm   (2910 words)

  
 Biographies : MAJOR GENERAL ARNO H. LUEHMAN
In succession he was secretary of the U.S. Representatives to the United Nations Military Staff Committee in New York, military adviser to the U.S. Delegation at the Third General Assembly at Paris, France, and chief of staff to the U.S. Air Force Representative to the U.N. Military Staff Committee in New York.
During the war he served as assistant chief of staff for operations at Headquarters Third Air Force, and in the same capacity at Headquarters 13th Air Force in the Southwest Pacific, where he flew combat missions in B-24 and B-25 aircraft and ultimately became chief of staff, 13th Air Force.
Major General Arno H. Luehman has had a varied military career ranging from combat missions in the Southwest Pacific during World War II to planning for the Strategic Air Command's duty with the United Nations military staff committee, and directing the Office of Information at Headquarters, U.S. Air Force.
www.af.mil /bios/bio.asp?bioID=6248   (583 words)

  
 Army Chief of Staff Is Third Major Visitor to Troops in Iraq (washingtonpost.com)
The Iraqi chief of staff, Gen. Babaker B. Shawkat Zebari, said in an interview with the Associated Press that the bomber might have bought a uniform from the market but was not a member of the Iraqi security forces.
Schoomaker, wearing the Army's newly designed all-purpose camouflage uniform, presented each of the soldiers he met with a commemorative command coin in the shape of a dog tag.
In the first section of the video -- with a date signature of Dec. 20, a day before the attack -- three gunmen wearing black masks and clothes and holding automatic rifles are shown sitting in front of a black banner with the group's name on it.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A27531-2004Dec26.html   (819 words)

  
 LHCMA Nuclear History Database: Section WO216
Military position of Great Britain in North Atlantic Treaty Organisation; draft of Deputy Chief of Air Staff's lecture to North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Defence College.
Visit of Chief of Imperial General Staff to Canada and USA; including draft of Chief of Imperial General Staff speech on leadership.
Western Union; statement by Chief of Imperial General Staff to Chiefs of Staff.
www.kcl.ac.uk /lhcma/pro/p-wo216.htm   (819 words)

  
 DefenseLINK News: Full Honors Ceremony for Chief of the General Staff, Israel
General John M. Shalikashvili, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will host a Joint Service Full Honors Ceremony at Whipple Field, Fort Myer, Va, at 9 a.m., June 5, 1997, for Lieutenant General Amnon Shahak, Chief of the General Staff, Israel.
At the ceremony, General Shahak will receive the Legion of Merit (Degree of Commander), the highest U.S. military award that can be presented to a foreign military officer.
While in Washington, General Shahak will meet with senior US civilian and military officials and, on June 6, he will visit the Joint Training Analysis and Simulation Center for briefings.
www.defenselink.mil /advisories/1997/p06051997_p128-97.html   (153 words)

  
 Elihu Root on the formation of the General Staff System in 1903
All orders and instructions emanating from the War Department and all regulations are issued by the Secretary of War through the Chief of Staff and are communicated to troops and individuals in the military t service through the Adjutant-General.
The general staff of a command consists of general staff officers of such number and grades as may be assigned to it on the recommendation of the Chief of Staff.
The law establishes the General Staff Corps as a separate and distinct staff organization, with supervision, under superior authority, over all branches of the military service, line and staff, except such as are exempted therefrom by law or regulations, with a view to their coordination and harmonious cooperation in the execution of authorized military policies.
www.shsu.edu /~his_ncp/RootGS.html   (4097 words)

  
 Insignia of the General Staff of the Russian Federation Armed Forces
The badge is presented by the chief of the general staff or another official named by him, on Russian army "days of military glory." Military personnel who took part in combat operations wear the badge with swords.
In making a standard for the chief of the general staff, there was used the crossways division of the field traditional to Russia in the first half of the 19th century.
The chief of the general staff presented the first shoulder-sleeve insignia to 37 generals who were commanders of major units (the first insignia was given to Colonel-General V. Manilov).
home.comcast.net /~markconrad/GenStaffInsig1999.htm   (1370 words)

  
 Ministry of National Defence
Chief of the Defence Staff organises the work of the Defence Staff on his own and through his deputies.
J-5 Chief is responsible for organising the participation of military units (groups of military personnel) of the armed forces in the Partnership for Peace Program, development and co-ordination of military-civil co-operation.
The Chief of Defence Staff is appointed by the Minister of National Defence on the recommendation of the Commander of the Armed Forces.
www.kam.lt /index.php?ItemId=9555&Lang=5   (1370 words)

  
 National Defence, Department of
The minister, deputy minister and chief of the defence staff (senior military adviser to the minister) are assisted by their staff at ND HQ.
In an attempt to end triplication of effort, certain support services common to all branches were integrated over the next few years, and in 1951 a chairman, chiefs of staff, was appointed to co-ordinate training and operations among the 3 services.
The vice chief of the defence staff is both head of his own division of the staff and the senior staff officer to the whole headquarters.
www.canadianencyclopedia.ca /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&ArticleId=A0005615   (1370 words)

  
 U.S. Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, G-2
An Army Intelligence team of highly trained professionals that operate as a key member of the Joint and National Intelligence Community; that enables ground commanders to fight and win our nation's wars across the operational spectrum; is adaptable, modular, and global; that integrates all Army ISR to maximize sensors to enhance awareness.
MG (P) Kimmons is the new Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence as of 29 July 2005
DCS has Army Staff responsibility for overall coordination of the five major intelligence disciplines: Imagery Intelligence, Signals Intelligence, Human Intelligence, Measurement and Signature Intelligence, and Counterintelligence and Security Countermeasures.
www.dami.army.pentagon.mil   (398 words)

  
 NARA - Guide to Federal Records - Records of the Army Air Forces [AAF]
AFCC and Office of the Chief of the Air Corps abolished in the general reorganization of the army, effective March 9, 1942, by Circular 59, War Department, March 2, 1942, implementing EO 9082, February 28, 1942.
Air Division abolished by order of Secretary of War, April 24, 1918, and OCSO aviation functions realigned to create Division of Military Aeronautics (SEE 18.3), with responsibility for general oversight of military aviation; and Bureau of Aircraft Production (SEE 18.4), which had charge of design and production of aircraft and equipment.
Historical files relating to the activities of the Division of Military Aeronautics and the BAP in World War I, 1917-21.
www.archives.gov /research/guide-fed-records/groups/018.html?template=print   (4041 words)

  
 Top general backs U.S. troops in Turkey / 'War will be shorter' with northern front
Hilmi Ozkok, chief of the Turkish General Staff, said that by allowing the United States to use Turkey's military bases to open a northern front against the Iraqi army, Ankara would ensure a shorter war with minimum casualties on its borders.
Another factor that may have prompted Turkey's military establishment to speak up was a series of protests this week by Kurds in northern Iraq against any Turkish military presence on their territory.
"The opinion of the Turkish armed forces is the same as the government's and is reflected in the motion our government sent to parliament," Ozkok said in a rare public statement.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2003/03/06/MN21306.DTL&type=printable   (4041 words)

  
 Defence Council Appoints New Chief of General Staff in Serbia-Montenegro (SETimes.com)
Dragan Paskas became the new chief of general staff of the Serbia-Montenegro Army on 1 January.
Defence Council Appoints New Chief of General Staff in Serbia-Montenegro
He received his military schooling at the Serbia-Montenegro Military Academy, the General Staff School and the School of National Defence, and has held all command positions, from platoon commander to corps commander.
www.setimes.com /cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2005/01/13/feature-03   (447 words)

  
 Frederick Maurice
When Sir William Robertson became chief of the general staff in January 1915, he put Maurice in charge of the operations section at G.H.Q. Promoted to the rank of major-general, Maurice went with Robertson when he was appointed as chief of the imperial general staff in December 1915.
General Maurice, who ceased to be a Director of Military Operations when he exposed the Prime Minister's speeches, is now the Military Correspondent of the Daily Chronicle, and it will be interesting to see how long he holds that post.
Maurice was given the important post as director of military operations.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /FWWmaurice.htm   (1232 words)

  
 Royal United Services Institute of Australia Incorporated.
The Chief of Staff function normally infers a military headquarters construct with J staff functions to be coordinated and deconflicted by a senior appointment - me in this case.
Defence Force Cadets is a relatively new Division, with a small staff who try to manage and overcome the challenges arising in an area that had previously suffered from a period of neglect.
This 'Defence renewal' philosophy articulates the commonsense notion that people underpin and enable the development and delivery of military capability, In that context, it is essential that we address workforce issues when confronting strategic management challenges.
www.defence.gov.au /rusi/state/act%20lectures%20shalders.htm   (1232 words)

  
 BBC News MIDDLE EAST Turkish army chief visits Egypt
The chief of staff of the Turkish army, General Ismail Karadayi, is in Egypt for talks with President Mubarak and other political and military leaders.
Egypt is one of several countries in the region to have criticised Turkish military ties with Israel.
The four-day visit is aimed at easing concern over military co-operation between Turkey and Israel.
news.bbc.co.uk /low/english/world/middle_east/newsid_39000/39840.stm   (1232 words)

  
 The Hindu : National : Sri Lankan Chief of Defence Staff visits Line of Control
JAMMU: Chief of Defence Staff of Sri Lanka, Vice-Admiral D.W.K. Sandagiri, and his wife, Peari Sandagir, visited the forward locations along the Line of Control (LoC) and the Northern Command headquarters at Udhampur on Tuesday.
Defence spokesman R.K. Chibber said: "India and Sri Lanka have long history of close military cooperation.
Hari Prasad, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Northern Command.
www.hindu.com /2005/06/09/stories/2005060900911300.htm   (1232 words)

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