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

Featured Photo

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Army General Martin E. Dempsey awards a Distinguished Service Medal to out-going ISAF commander U.S. Marine Corps General John Allen before they participate in a change-of-command ceremony at the NATO-led ISAF headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 10, 2013. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen.

Chairman's Quote