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{{r|National Security Act of 1947}} | {{r|National Security Act of 1947}} | ||
{{r|Goldwater-Nichols Act}} | {{r|Goldwater-Nichols Act}} | ||
{{r|National Command Authority}} | {{r|National Command Authority}} | ||
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{{r|National Security Council}} | {{r|National Security Council}} | ||
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{{r|James Cartwright||**}} | {{r|James Cartwright||**}} | ||
{{r|Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff}} | {{r|Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff}} | ||
{{r|Joint Staff (U.S.)}} | {{r|Joint Staff (U.S.)}} | ||
{{r|Bruce Grooms||**}} | {{r|Bruce Grooms||**}} | ||
===Committee=== | ===Committee=== | ||
{{r|Joint Chiefs of Staff}} | {{r|Joint Chiefs of Staff}} | ||
{{r|Chief of Naval Operations}} | {{r|Chief of Naval Operations||**}} | ||
{{r|Chief of Staff of the Air Force}} | {{r|Chief of Staff of the Air Force||**}} | ||
{{r|Norton Schwartz||**}} | {{r|Norton Schwartz||***}} | ||
{{r|Chief of Staff of the Army}} | {{r|Chief of Staff of the Army||**}} | ||
{{r|George Casey||**}} | {{r|George Casey||***}} | ||
{{r|Commandant of the Marine Corps}} | {{r|Commandant of the Marine Corps||**}} | ||
{{r|James Conway||**}} | {{r|James Conway||***}} | ||
===Chairmen=== | ===Chairmen=== | ||
{{r|Mike Mullen}} | {{r|Mike Mullen}} | ||
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{{r|Maxwell Taylor}} | {{r|Maxwell Taylor}} | ||
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{{r|Single Integrated Operational Plan}} | {{r|Single Integrated Operational Plan}} | ||
{{r|Unified Combatant Command}} | {{r|Unified Combatant Command}} | ||
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Parent topics
- National Security Act of 1947 [r]: Core of legislation that restructured the U.S. military from its traditional structure of a separate Army and Navy, creating the United States Air Force, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the predecessor to the U.S. Department of Defense [e]
- Goldwater-Nichols Act [r]: Add brief definition or description
- National Command Authority [r]: The combination of the U.S. President and Secretary of Defense, or their successors, who have the sole authority to authorize the use of nuclear weapons, or issue orders to Unified Combatant Commands [e]
- United States Secretary of Defense [r]: The civilian official with authority over all personnel of the United States Department of Defense, currently Robert Gates [e]
- National Security Council [r]: Both the senior foreign policy committee of principal officers of the executive branch of the United States of America, chaired by the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and, by extension, the professional staff reporting to the Assistant [e]
Subtopics
Direct reports
- Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff [r]: Second-ranking member of the U.S. military and Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), not in the line of operational command but in the statutory advisory function of the JCS [e]
- James Cartwright [r]: General, United States Marine Corps, who serves as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; former commander, United States Strategic Command [e]
- Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Joint Staff (U.S.) [r]: A U.S. planning staff organization directly supporting the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in policy and doctrinal development, not command and control of military operations [e]
- Bruce Grooms [r]: Vice Director and acting Director of the U.S. Joint Staff [e]
Committee
- Joint Chiefs of Staff [r]: The staff committee of the most senior members of the U.S. military services, charged with policy advice, doctrinal development, and preparedness rather than operational control of forces [e]
- Chief of Naval Operations [r]: The senior officer of the United States Navy, not in the operational chain of command but responsible for preparation and readiness of naval forces [e]
- Chief of Staff of the Air Force [r]: The senior uniformed leader of the United States Air Force, responsible for development and readiness of Air Force units and representing the Air Force on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, but not in the line of command over Unified Combatant Commands [e]
- Norton Schwartz [r]: General in the United States Air Force; Chief of Staff of the Air Force since 2008; previously commanded United States Transportation Command, the Special Operations component of United States Pacific Command, and spent much of his earlier career in Air Force Special Operations Command [e]
- Chief of Staff of the Army [r]: Uniformed professional head of the United States Army, a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and of four-star general rank [e]
- George Casey [r]: U.S. Chief of Staff of the Army since 2007; previously commanded Multi-National Force-Iraq [e]
- Commandant of the Marine Corps [r]: Add brief definition or description
Chairmen
- Mike Mullen [r]: Admiral, United States Navy, who is Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States, and previously served as Chief of Naval Operations [e]
- Peter Pace [r]: General, United States Marine Corps; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 2005-2007 [e]
- Richard Myers [r]: General, United States Air Force, retired; former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff [e]
- Carlisle Trost [r]: Admiral, United States Navy and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired; advisor, Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs [e]
- Colin Powell [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Maxwell Taylor [r]: Add brief definition or description