Joint Chiefs of Staff

Chairman's Key Themes

  • Achieve our national objectives in the current conflicts
  • Develop Joint Force 2020
  • Renew our commitment to the Profession of Arms
  • Keep faith with our Military Family

Chairman's Strategic Direction
to the Joint Force

CJCS Letter to the
Joint Force

Biography Archive
Thomas Allen - Deputy Director for Studies and Analysis, J8
James Amos - Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps
Brooks Bash - Director for Logistics, J4
Bryan Battaglia - Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Mark Bowman - Director, Command, Control, Communications and Computers/Cyber, J6
Mark Chandler - Deputy Director for Intelligence, J2
Martin Dempsey - Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Lisa Disbrow - Vice Director for Force Structure, Resources, and Assessment, J8
Joseph Donovan - Foreign Policy Advisor to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
William Etter - Assistant to the Chairman, JCS, for National Guard Matters
Peter Fanta - Deputy Director for Resources and Acquisition, J8
Timothy Fay - Deputy Director, Command, Control and Nuclear Operations
George Flynn - Director, J7
Frank Grass - Chief, National Guard Bureau
Jonathan Greenert - Chief of Naval Operations
Jeffrey Harbeson - Deputy Director J5 for Europe, NATO and Russia
Harry Harris - Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
James Hawkins - Deputy Director of Strategic Logistics, J4
Anthony Henderson - Special Assistant to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff for Warrior and Family Support
Patrick Higgins - Director, Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense Organization, J8
Ravic Huso - Foreign Policy Advisor to the Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Dempsey Kee - Deputy Director of Logistics Operations (IMA), J4
Steven Kwast - Deputy Director for Politico-Military Affairs for Europe, NATO and Russia, J5
James Marrs - Vice Director, Intelligence, J2
Maryanne Miller - Deputy Director for Partnership Strategy (DDPS), J5
Bert Mizusawa - Assistant to the Chairman, JCS, for Reserve Matters
John Newell - Deputy Director for Politico-Military Affairs for Asia, J5
Daniel O'Donohue - Deputy Director for Force Management, Application and Support, J-8
Raymond Odierno - Chief of Staff of the Army
Leon Panetta - Secretary of Defense
Warren Phipps - Deputy Director for Regional Operations, J3
Lucas Polakowski - Deputy Director for Force Protection and Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction, J8
Mark Ramsay - Director, Force Structure, Resources and Assessment
(Dr.) Douglas Robb - Joint Staff Surgeon
Darryl Roberson - Vice Director, Operations, J3
Anthony Rock - Vice Director for Strategic Plans & Policy, J5
Curtis Scaparrotti - Director, Joint Staff
John Shanahan - Deputy Director for Global Operations J39, Joint Staff
Dwight Shepherd - Director, Manpower & Personnel, J1
Richard Stapp - Deputy Director for Requirements (DDR), J8
Michael Stough - Vice Director, Joint Force Development, J7
Richard Synder - Deputy Director for Partnership Strategy, J5
Kurt Tidd - Director, Operations, J3
Elizabeth Train - Director for Intelligence, J2
Nora Tyson - Vice Director, Joint Staff
Christopher Weggeman - Deputy Director for Command, Control, Communications and Computers/Cyber, J6
Mark Welsh, III - Chief of Staff of the Air Force
Martin Westphal - Vice Director Command, Control, Communications and Computers, J6
Stuart Whitehead - Deputy Director, Command and Control Integration (DD C2I), J6
James Winnefeld - Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Terry Wolff - Director, Strategic Plans & Policy, J5

Chairman's Quote