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	Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is by law the highest ranking military officer of the United States military, and the principal military advisor to the President of the United States.
		He leads the meetings and coordinates the efforts of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), comprising the Chairman, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Chiefs of Staff of the United States Army and United States Air Force, the Chief of Naval Operations, and the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps.
		Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, USN, served as Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy (July 20, 1942-March 21, 1949).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff (435 words)

	Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The position of Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was created by the Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986.
		The Vice Chairman is a four-star-general or admiral and by law the second highest ranking member of the U.S. Armed Forces (after the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff).
		In the absence of the Chairman, the Vice Chairman presides over the meetings of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vice_Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff (207 words)

	Joint Chiefs of Staff - JCS Link
		Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Edmund Giambastiani congratulates Marine Sgt. Michael Donnelly after presenting him a Bronze Star with Valor for his actions in Iraq during the Metro DC USO event March 22..
		WASHINGTON, March 24-- A senior intelligence officer was honored as the Joint Staff Civilian of the Quarter for the 4th quarter of 2005 by the Director of the Joint Staff March 21.
		WASHINGTON, March 24-- Twenty action officers from across the Joint Staff were recognized for their achievements by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace during a ceremony March 17.
	www.jcs.mil (518 words)

	Joint Chiefs of Staff (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The flag of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was approved by the Secretary of Defense in 1949.
		The diagonal division of the field is borrowed from the flag of the Chief of Staff of the Army, while the colors and the central device come from that of the Secretary of Defense.
		For indoor and parade use, the Chairman's flag is trimmed with golden yellow fringe, cord, and tassels and mounted on a staff with a spearhead finial.
	home1.gte.net /vzeohzt4/Seaflags/personal/jcs.html (281 words)

	CJS - Bio Gen Richard B. Myers Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff
		eneral Richard B. Myers became the fifteenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Oct. 1, 2001.
		As the Vice Chairman from March 2000 to September 2001, General Myers served as the Chairman of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council, Vice Chairman of the Defense Acquisition Board, and as a member of the National Security Council Deputies Committee and the Nuclear Weapons Council.
		From July 1996 to July 1997 he served as Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Pentagon; and from November 1993 to June 1996 General Myers was Commander of U.S. Forces Japan and 5
	www.jcs.mil /bios/bio_myers.html (404 words)

	Marine Gen. Peter Pace:vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-Witness to Change
		Today, joint operations are the norm, volunteer recruits have replaced conscripts and the nation faces a shadowy enemy that employs tools of terror.
		The act also established the position of vice chairman and streamlined the operational chain of command from the president to the defense secretary to the unified commanders.
		The vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said transforming the military calls for a change in mindset.
	www.globalspecialoperations.com /genpace.html (3141 words)

	Biography - PETER PACE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		General Peter Pace was sworn in as sixteenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Sep. 30, 2005.
		Prior to becoming Chairman, he served as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from October 1, 2001 to August 12, 2005.
		As the Vice Chairman from October 2001 to August 2005, General Pace served as the Chairman of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council, Vice Chairman of the Defense Acquisition Board, and as a member of the National Security Council Deputies Committee and the Nuclear Weapons Council.
	www.defenselink.mil /bios/pace_bio.html (442 words)

	The Joint Chiefs of Staff (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).
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0004627.html (285 words)

	AllRefer.com - Joint Chiefs of Staff (U.S. Government) - Encyclopedia
		The chairman is the principal military adviser to the President, the National Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense.
		Members include the chairman, appointed by the President with Senate approval; the chief of staff, U.S. army; the chief of naval operations; the chief of staff, U.S. air force; the commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, and a vice chairman who manages the Joint Staff.
		The Joint Chiefs prepare military plans and direct unified and other combat commands under the Secretary of Defense.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/J/JointChi.html (224 words)

	CNN.com Specials
		Below are brief biographies of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon.
		As chairman, he is the nation's highest-ranking military officer and is the principal military adviser to President Bush, the Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, and the National Security Council.
		Command: Gen. Peter Pace is the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the nation's second highest-ranking military officer.
	www.cnn.com /SPECIALS/2003/iraq/forces/commanders/us.command/index.joint.chiefs.html (286 words)

	Little League Baseball
		General Peter Pace is the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
		In this capacity, he is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Nation's second highest ranking military officer.
		As the Vice Chairman, General Pace serves as the Chairman of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council, Vice Chairman of the Defense Acquisition Board, and as a member of the National Security Council Deputies Committee and the Nuclear Weapons Council.
	www.littleleague.org /media/archive/peterpace.htm (803 words)

	Pentagram Main Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Ralston was sworn in as the vice chairman on March 1, 1996.
		Myers is the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and in this capacity is the nation's second-highest ranking military officer.
		As the vice chairman, Myers will serve as the chairman of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council, vice chairman of the Defense Acquisition Board, and as a member of the National Security Council Deputies Committee and the Nuclear Weapons Council.
	www.dcmilitary.com /army/pentagram/archives/mar3/pt_f3300.html (697 words)

	Opening Remarks and Introduction: Civil-Military Affairs and U.S. Diplomacy
		Before he became the vice-chairman (VCJCS), he was the military assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the job with the most understated title in Washington.
		General Richard B. Myers is the Vice-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
		As the Vice Chairman, General Myers serves as the Chairman of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council, Vice Chairman of the Defense Acquisition Board, and as a member of the National Security Council Deputies Committee and the Nuclear Weapons Council.
	www.state.gov /s/p/of/proc/tr/10590.htm (1037 words)

	DefenseLINK News: New Vice Chairman Shares Views on War, Transformation Priorities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Transforming the military to fight the war on terror is at the heart of the mission for the new vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
		Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, swore in Giambastiani Aug. 12.
		The admiral succeeded Marine Gen. Peter Pace as the vice chairman.
	www.defenselink.mil /news/Aug2005/20050825_2532.html (438 words)

	Context of '(After 8:48 a.m.)' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Air Force General Richard Myers, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and acting Chairman on 9/11.
		Air Force General Richard Myers, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, sees reports of the first WTC crash on television.
		Myers is acting Chairman of the US military during the 9/11 crisis because Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army General Henry Shelton is flying in a plane across the Atlantic.
	www.cooperativeresearch.org /context.jsp?item=a848myerslies (388 words)

	DefendAmerica News - Article
		Marine Gen. Peter Pace, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has watched the military evolve over the past 35 years.
		Marine Gen. Peter Pace (left), vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is congratulated by his son, Marine 2nd Lt. Pete Pace, at an Oct. 15, 2001, welcoming ceremony at Fort Myer, Va., in honor of the new vice chairman.
		The general is the first Marine to hold the vice chairmanship, the second-highest uniformed position in the Defense Department.
	www.defendamerica.mil /specials/nov2002/sp110102a.html (708 words)

	Press Release Archive: FORMER VICE CHAIRMAN OF JOINT CHIEFS BILL OWENS TO DISCUSS FUTURE OF U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY
		FORMER VICE CHAIRMAN OF "National Security in a New World," a lecture by Adm. William Owens (U.S.N. Ret.), former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
		Owens was the second-ranking officer in the United States as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1994 to 1996.
		As vice chairman, Owens had responsibility for the reorganization and restructuring of the armed forces in the post-Cold War era.
	www.gwu.edu /~media/pressreleases/11-28-00-OwensLecture.htm (247 words)

	News From USJFCOM: President nominates USJFCOM commander Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		George W. Bush nominated Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command, NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in a White House ceremony.
		The president also announced the nomination of the current Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace for the position of chairman.
		Other assignments ashore as a flag officer were as director of the Submarine Warfare Division on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations; deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Resources, Requirements, and Assessments (OPNAV N8) and as the deputy chief of staff for resources, Warfare Requirements and Assessments for the commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet.
	www.jfcom.mil /newslink/storyarchive/2005/pa042205.htm (620 words)

	The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)
		It was established as the American component of the Combined Chiefs of Staff of Great Britain and the United States, which prepared and implemented Allied strategy.
		The members of the new JCS were the counterparts of the British Chiefs of the Army, Navy, and Royal Air Force.
		The National Security Act of 1947 formally established the Joint Chiefs of Staff and laid the foundation for a series of legislative and executive changes that produced today's defense organization.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0004627.html (247 words)

	Joint Chiefs of Staff - SourceWatch
		Joint Chiefs of Staff (http://www.dtic.mil/jcs/core/jcs_defn.html) is comprised 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."[1] (http://www.dtic.mil/jcs/core/jcs_defn.html)
		"The collective body of the JCS is headed by the Chairman (or the Vice Chairman in the Chairman's absence), who sets the agenda and presides over JCS meetings.
		In spite of this, the 1948 Key West Agreement allowed members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to serve as executive agents for unified commands, a responsibility that allowed the executive agent to originate direct communication with the combatant command.
	www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff (336 words)

	DefenseLINK News: Agencies Must Cooperate to Win Terror War, Pace Says (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It strengthened the position of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, created the position of vice chairman and strengthened the service chiefs' positions as members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
		The leader of this "Joint Interagency Task Force" would be able to cross agency lines to ensure the work is being accomplished, receive progress reports, and task the various agencies to accomplish the missions.
		The vice chairman maintains this is possible, but that it will take time.
	www.au.af.mil /au/awc/awcgate/dod/n09152004_2004091514.htm (796 words)

	USATODAY.com - Finalists for Pentagon job signal change (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		WASHINGTON — The Navy's top admiral and the current vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are the front-runners to succeed Gen. Hugh Shelton as the Pentagon's top commander, military sources say.
		For seven of the past 11 years he has served on the Pentagon's Joint Staff, the team responsible for coordination among the military services.
		He headed the Joint Staff's crisis action team that handled initial planning for the Gulf War.
	www.usatoday.com /news/washington/august01/2001-08-20-pentagon.htm (578 words)

	Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents: Remarks on the nomination of General Peter Pace to be Chairman and ...
		Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents: Remarks on the nomination of General Peter Pace to be Chairman and Admiral Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr., to be Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
		Remarks on the nomination of General Peter Pace to be Chairman and Admiral Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr., to be Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
		In meeting this responsibility, one of the most important decisions I make is the appointment of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m2889/is_16_41/ai_n13777511 (1004 words)

	GSB Welcomes General Peter Pace, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - GSB News
		GSB Welcomes General Peter Pace, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
		The Chicago GSB was pleased to welcome General Peter Pace, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States, last week.
		General Pace was recently nominated by President Bush for the nation's top military position, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
	www.chibus.com /news/2005/05/12/GsbNews/Gsb-Welcomes.General.Peter.Pace.Vice.Chairman.Of.The.Joint.Chiefs.Of.Staff-951509.shtml (1190 words)

	National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
		Former administrative assistant at the Pentagon for Department of the Army, Department of Defense, and former editorial clerk for the Department of Labor.
		Former legislative director for Senator John McCain and chief of staff for the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
		Former associate counsel to the President and White House Fellow, serving in the Office of Chief of Staff to the President.
	www.911commission.gov /about/bios_staff.htm (2225 words)

	News From USJFCOM: Joint Forces Command commander confirmed to be next vice chairman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The United States Senate confirmed Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani as the next vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the second highest military post in the Department of Defense.
		will serve as the seventh vice chairman starting later this summer, succeeding Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace who will be the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
		Standing joint force headquarters core elements continue to show their value to joint task force commanders as they face a variety of combat and humanitarian situations around the world.
	www.jfcom.mil /newslink/storyarchive/2005/pa071505.htm (376 words)

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