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The position of director is considered one of the most desirable three-star positions in the United States military establishment, for the position has historically served as a stepping stone to a four-star position. As of
January 2024, 38 of the 49 past directors and one past acting director, have
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The director of the Joint Staff is selected by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in consultation with the other members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and subject to the approval of the secretary of defense. As with all three- and four-star positions, the director's appointment is subject to
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and with the management and organization of the staff's members. The director also chairs meetings of the
Operations Deputies, a subsidiary body comprising the director and a three-star delegate from each service who preview or resolve issues before they are escalated to the
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was promoted to that rank upon retirement. Moreover, 22 of the last 23 Directors have been promoted to four-star rank within a year of leaving the Joint Staff.
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Of the 41 Directors of the Joint Staff as of 2012, 30 have been promoted to four-star rank while on active duty, as has one
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been promoted to four-star rank. Many of them have been promoted to four-star rank within a year of leaving the position.
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US military three-star officer who assists the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Vice director of the Joint Staff from
September 2019 to May 2021.
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The current director of the Joint Staff is
Lieutenant General
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Served as
Director for Operations (J3), the Joint Staff.
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List of United States Marine Corps four-star generals
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List of active duty United States four-star officers
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3254:List of United States Air Force four-star generals
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217:on military matters. The director assists the
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3239:List of United States Army four-star generals
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91:Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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3280:. Joint Chiefs of Staff. Archived from
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3299:State of Denial: Bush at War, Part III
219:chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
122:Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
87:Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
257:List of Directors of the Joint Staff
3278:"Director Responsibility Statement"
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238:presidential nomination and
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2407:2 years, 326 days
1299:Appointed as 19th director.
791:2 years, 157 days
191:director of the Joint Staff
24:Director of the Joint Staff
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3331:Historical Office (2004),
3171:Promoted to general, 2024.
3157:1 year, 215 days
3123:Promoted to general, 2022.
3109:1 year, 244 days
3021:Promoted to general, 2020.
2919:Promoted to admiral, 2019.
2871:Promoted to general, 2019.
2857:1 year, 212 days
2809:1 year, 363 days
2775:Promoted to general, 2015.
2759:1 year, 353 days
2725:Promoted to general, 2013.
2677:Promoted to admiral, 2012.
2663:2 years, 25 days
2629:Promoted to general, 2010.
2527:Promoted to general, 2009.
2421:Promoted to general, 2008.
2373:Promoted to general, 2005.
2325:Promoted to admiral, 2004.
2277:Promoted to general, 2003.
2229:Promoted to general, 2003.
2133:Promoted to general, 2000.
2085:Promoted to admiral, 1999.
2037:Promoted to admiral, 1999.
2023:2 years, 89 days
1935:Promoted to general, 1996.
1921:1 year, 353 days
1887:Promoted to general, 1998.
1833:Promoted to admiral, 1994.
1819:1 year, 228 days
1785:Promoted to general, 1992.
1771:1 year, 198 days
1737:Promoted to general, 1991.
1723:1 year, 231 days
1635:Promoted to general, 1989.
1587:Promoted to general, 1988.
1573:1 year, 107 days
1539:Promoted to admiral, 1987.
1525:2 years, 44 days
1491:Promoted to general, 1985.
1477:1 year, 364 days
1443:Promoted to general, 1983.
1429:1 year, 364 days
1347:Promoted to general, 1979.
1147:Promoted to admiral, 1978.
1133:2 years, 29 days
1085:1 year, 353 days
997:Promoted to general, 1972.
983:1 year, 262 days
935:1 year, 352 days
901:Promoted to general, 1968.
887:1 year, 121 days
853:Promoted to general, 1968.
805:Promoted to general, 1966.
743:1 year, 363 days
709:Promoted to general, 1962.
695:1 year, 329 days
647:1 year, 365 days
599:2 years, 16 days
549:1 year, 361 days
515:Promoted to general, 1957.
467:Promoted to general, 1958.
453:1 year, 172 days
399:2 years, 42 days
207:United States Armed Forces
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1856:Charles T. Robertson Jr.
201:officer who assists the
2846:Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr.
2798:William C. Mayville Jr.
128:Constituting instrument
3319:scott fry joint staff.
3295:Woodward, Bob (2006).
2108:Carlton W. Fulford Jr.
1958:Carlton W. Fulford Jr.
1074:George M. Seignious II
3355:Joint Chiefs of Staff
2973:Promoted to director.
2700:Curtis M. Scaparrotti
2502:Stanley A. McChrystal
232:Joint Chiefs of Staff
203:Joint Chiefs of Staff
3044:William D. Byrne Jr.
1514:Powell F. Carter Jr.
828:Andrew J. Goodpaster
417:on retirement, 1955.
211:secretary of defense
2444:Stephen M. Goldfein
2252:George W. Casey Jr.
1760:Henry Viccellio Jr.
1610:Hansford T. Johnson
1322:John A. Wickham Jr.
1268:John A. Wickham Jr.
1218:Patrick J. Hannifin
334:Alfred M. Gruenther
147:Alfred M. Gruenther
3194:Douglas A. Sims II
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2652:William E. Gortney
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2348:Norton A. Schwartz
2344:Lieutenant General
2300:Timothy J. Keating
2248:Lieutenant General
2200:Lieutenant General
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1756:Lieutenant General
1712:Michael P.C. Carns
1708:Lieutenant General
1606:Lieutenant General
1562:Robert W. RisCassi
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1462:Lieutenant General
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872:Lieutenant General
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780:David A. Burchinal
776:Lieutenant General
680:Lieutenant General
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437:Lieutenant General
251:Douglas A. Sims II
54:Douglas A. Sims II
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2894:Michael M. Gilday
2867:U.S. Marine Corps
2748:David L. Goldfein
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2477:David L. Goldfein
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2880:
2879:
2877:
2873:
2872:
2869:
2858:
2855:
2852:
2849:
2840:
2832:
2831:
2829:
2825:
2824:
2823:Retired, 2018.
2821:
2810:
2807:
2804:
2801:
2792:
2784:
2783:
2781:
2777:
2776:
2771:
2769:U.S. Air Force
2760:
2757:
2754:
2753:12 August 2013
2751:
2742:
2734:
2733:
2731:
2727:
2726:
2723:
2712:
2709:
2708:11 August 2013
2706:
2703:
2694:
2686:
2685:
2683:
2679:
2678:
2675:
2664:
2661:
2658:
2655:
2646:
2638:
2637:
2635:
2631:
2630:
2627:
2616:
2613:
2610:
2607:
2598:
2590:
2589:
2587:
2583:
2582:
2581:Retired, 2015.
2579:
2568:
2565:
2562:
2559:
2544:
2536:
2535:
2533:
2529:
2528:
2525:
2514:
2511:
2508:
2507:11 August 2008
2505:
2496:
2488:
2487:
2485:
2481:
2480:
2473:
2471:U.S. Air Force
2462:
2459:
2458:10 August 2008
2456:
2453:
2438:
2430:
2429:
2427:
2423:
2422:
2419:
2408:
2405:
2402:
2401:30 August 2005
2399:
2390:
2382:
2381:
2379:
2375:
2374:
2371:
2369:U.S. Air Force
2360:
2357:
2356:29 August 2005
2354:
2351:
2342:
2334:
2333:
2331:
2327:
2326:
2323:
2312:
2309:
2306:
2303:
2294:
2286:
2285:
2283:
2279:
2278:
2275:
2264:
2261:
2258:
2255:
2246:
2238:
2237:
2235:
2231:
2230:
2227:
2216:
2213:
2210:
2207:
2198:
2190:
2189:
2187:
2183:
2182:
2181:Retired, 2003.
2179:
2168:
2165:
2162:
2159:
2150:
2142:
2141:
2139:
2135:
2134:
2131:
2120:
2117:
2114:
2111:
2102:
2094:
2093:
2091:
2087:
2086:
2083:
2072:
2069:
2066:
2063:
2054:
2046:
2045:
2043:
2039:
2038:
2035:
2024:
2021:
2018:
2015:
2006:
1998:
1997:
1995:
1991:
1990:
1989:Retired, 2002.
1987:
1976:
1973:
1970:
1967:
1952:
1944:
1943:
1941:
1937:
1936:
1933:
1931:U.S. Air Force
1922:
1919:
1916:
1913:
1904:
1896:
1895:
1893:
1889:
1888:
1885:
1883:U.S. Air Force
1874:
1871:
1868:
1865:
1850:
1842:
1841:
1839:
1835:
1834:
1831:
1820:
1817:
1814:
1811:
1802:
1794:
1793:
1791:
1787:
1786:
1783:
1781:U.S. Air Force
1772:
1769:
1766:
1763:
1754:
1746:
1745:
1743:
1739:
1738:
1735:
1733:U.S. Air Force
1724:
1721:
1718:
1715:
1706:
1698:
1697:
1695:
1691:
1690:
1689:Retired, 1991.
1687:
1676:
1673:
1670:
1667:
1658:Gene A. Deegan
1652:
1644:
1643:
1641:
1637:
1636:
1633:
1631:U.S. Air Force
1622:
1619:
1616:
1613:
1604:
1596:
1595:
1593:
1589:
1588:
1585:
1574:
1571:
1568:
1567:15 August 1987
1565:
1556:
1548:
1547:
1545:
1541:
1540:
1537:
1526:
1523:
1522:14 August 1987
1520:
1517:
1508:
1500:
1499:
1497:
1493:
1492:
1489:
1478:
1475:
1472:
1469:
1460:
1452:
1451:
1449:
1445:
1444:
1441:
1439:U.S. Air Force
1430:
1427:
1424:
1421:
1412:
1404:
1403:
1401:
1397:
1396:
1395:Retired, 1982.
1393:
1382:
1379:
1376:
1373:
1370:C. Thor Hanson
1364:
1356:
1355:
1353:
1349:
1348:
1345:
1334:
1331:
1328:
1327:22 August 1978
1325:
1316:
1308:
1307:
1305:
1301:
1300:
1297:
1286:
1283:
1282:21 August 1978
1280:
1277:
1260:
1252:
1251:
1249:
1245:
1244:
1243:Retired, 1978.
1241:
1230:
1227:
1224:
1221:
1212:
1204:
1203:
1201:
1197:
1196:
1195:Retired, 1977.
1193:
1191:U.S. Air Force
1182:
1179:
1176:
1173:
1164:
1156:
1155:
1153:
1149:
1148:
1145:
1134:
1131:
1128:
1125:
1116:
1108:
1107:
1105:
1101:
1100:
1099:Retired, 1974.
1097:
1086:
1083:
1080:
1077:
1068:
1060:
1059:
1057:
1053:
1052:
1051:Retired, 1979.
1049:
1038:
1035:
1032:
1029:
1014:
1006:
1005:
1003:
999:
998:
995:
993:U.S. Air Force
984:
981:
978:
975:
966:
958:
957:
955:
951:
950:
949:Retired, 1970.
947:
936:
933:
930:
927:
918:
910:
909:
907:
903:
902:
899:
888:
885:
882:
879:
870:
862:
861:
859:
855:
854:
851:
840:
837:
834:
831:
822:
814:
813:
811:
807:
806:
803:
801:U.S. Air Force
792:
789:
786:
783:
774:
766:
765:
763:
759:
758:
757:Retired, 1964.
755:
744:
741:
738:
735:
726:
718:
717:
715:
711:
710:
707:
696:
693:
690:
687:
678:
670:
669:
667:
663:
662:
661:Retired, 1960.
659:
657:U.S. Air Force
648:
645:
642:
639:
630:
622:
621:
619:
615:
614:
613:Retired, 1968.
611:
600:
597:
594:
591:
580:
572:
571:
569:
565:
564:
563:Retired, 1958.
561:
550:
547:
544:
541:
532:
524:
523:
521:
517:
516:
513:
511:U.S. Air Force
502:
499:
496:
493:
484:
476:
475:
473:
469:
468:
465:
463:U.S. Air Force
454:
451:
448:
445:
434:
426:
425:
423:
419:
418:
411:
400:
397:
394:
391:
380:
372:
371:
369:
365:
364:
357:
346:
343:
340:
337:
326:
318:
317:
315:
311:
310:
307:
304:
301:
298:
294:
293:
290:
287:
284:
281:
258:
255:
242:confirmation.
185:
184:
173:
169:
168:
163:
159:
158:
155:
151:
150:
143:
139:
138:
132:10 U.S.C.
129:
125:
124:
119:
115:
114:
100:
94:
93:
84:
80:
79:
76:
72:
71:
65:
64:
49:
42:
41:
38:
37:
34:
26:
25:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3367:
3356:
3353:
3352:
3350:
3336:
3335:
3327:
3320:
3316:
3310:
3306:
3301:
3300:
3291:
3283:
3279:
3272:
3270:
3265:
3255:
3252:
3250:
3247:
3245:
3242:
3240:
3237:
3235:
3232:
3231:
3220:
3218:
3213:
3209:
3207:244 days
3206:
3204:
3201:
3198:
3196:
3195:
3189:
3184:
3178:
3175:
3174:
3170:
3168:
3163:
3159:
3156:
3153:
3150:
3148:
3147:
3141:
3136:
3130:
3127:
3126:
3122:
3120:
3115:
3111:
3108:
3105:
3102:
3100:
3099:
3093:
3088:
3082:
3079:
3078:
3074:
3072:
3067:
3063:
3060:
3057:
3055:3 August 2020
3054:
3051:
3046:
3045:
3039:
3034:
3028:
3025:
3024:
3020:
3018:
3013:
3009:
3007:311 days
3006:
3004:3 August 2020
3003:
3000:
2998:
2997:
2991:
2986:
2980:
2977:
2976:
2972:
2970:
2965:
2961:
2958:
2955:
2952:
2949:
2944:
2943:
2938:Major General
2937:
2932:
2926:
2923:
2922:
2918:
2916:
2911:
2907:
2905:138 days
2904:
2901:
2898:
2896:
2895:
2889:
2884:
2878:
2875:
2874:
2870:
2868:
2863:
2859:
2856:
2853:
2850:
2848:
2847:
2841:
2836:
2830:
2827:
2826:
2822:
2820:
2815:
2811:
2808:
2805:
2803:1 August 2015
2802:
2800:
2799:
2793:
2788:
2782:
2779:
2778:
2772:
2770:
2765:
2761:
2758:
2755:
2752:
2750:
2749:
2743:
2738:
2732:
2729:
2728:
2724:
2722:
2717:
2713:
2710:
2707:
2705:9 August 2012
2704:
2702:
2701:
2695:
2690:
2684:
2681:
2680:
2676:
2674:
2669:
2665:
2662:
2660:8 August 2012
2659:
2656:
2654:
2653:
2647:
2642:
2636:
2633:
2632:
2628:
2626:
2621:
2617:
2615:338 days
2614:
2611:
2609:9 August 2009
2608:
2606:
2605:
2599:
2594:
2588:
2585:
2584:
2580:
2578:
2573:
2569:
2566:
2564:8 August 2009
2563:
2560:
2557:
2552:
2551:
2545:
2540:
2534:
2531:
2530:
2526:
2524:
2519:
2515:
2513:304 days
2512:
2509:
2506:
2504:
2503:
2497:
2492:
2486:
2483:
2482:
2478:
2474:
2472:
2467:
2463:
2460:
2457:
2454:
2451:
2446:
2445:
2440:Major General
2439:
2434:
2428:
2425:
2424:
2420:
2418:
2413:
2409:
2406:
2403:
2400:
2398:
2397:
2391:
2386:
2380:
2377:
2376:
2372:
2370:
2365:
2361:
2359:312 days
2358:
2355:
2352:
2350:
2349:
2343:
2338:
2332:
2329:
2328:
2324:
2322:
2317:
2313:
2310:
2307:
2304:
2302:
2301:
2295:
2290:
2284:
2281:
2280:
2276:
2274:
2269:
2265:
2263:287 days
2262:
2259:
2256:
2254:
2253:
2247:
2242:
2236:
2233:
2232:
2228:
2226:
2221:
2217:
2214:
2211:
2208:
2206:
2205:
2199:
2194:
2188:
2185:
2184:
2180:
2178:
2173:
2169:
2166:
2163:
2160:
2158:
2157:
2151:
2146:
2140:
2137:
2136:
2132:
2130:
2125:
2121:
2119:353 days
2118:
2115:
2112:
2110:
2109:
2103:
2098:
2092:
2089:
2088:
2084:
2082:
2077:
2073:
2071:225 days
2070:
2067:
2064:
2062:
2061:
2055:
2050:
2044:
2041:
2040:
2036:
2034:
2029:
2025:
2022:
2019:
2016:
2014:
2013:
2007:
2002:
1996:
1993:
1992:
1988:
1986:
1981:
1977:
1974:
1971:
1968:
1965:
1960:
1959:
1954:Major General
1953:
1948:
1942:
1939:
1938:
1934:
1932:
1927:
1923:
1920:
1917:
1914:
1912:
1911:
1905:
1900:
1894:
1891:
1890:
1886:
1884:
1879:
1875:
1872:
1869:
1866:
1863:
1858:
1857:
1852:Major General
1851:
1846:
1840:
1837:
1836:
1832:
1830:
1825:
1821:
1818:
1815:
1812:
1810:
1809:
1803:
1798:
1792:
1789:
1788:
1784:
1782:
1777:
1773:
1770:
1767:
1764:
1762:
1761:
1755:
1750:
1744:
1741:
1740:
1736:
1734:
1729:
1725:
1722:
1719:
1716:
1714:
1713:
1707:
1702:
1696:
1693:
1692:
1688:
1686:
1681:
1677:
1674:
1671:
1668:
1665:
1660:
1659:
1654:Major General
1653:
1648:
1642:
1639:
1638:
1634:
1632:
1627:
1623:
1621:293 days
1620:
1617:
1614:
1612:
1611:
1605:
1600:
1594:
1591:
1590:
1586:
1584:
1579:
1575:
1572:
1569:
1566:
1564:
1563:
1557:
1552:
1546:
1543:
1542:
1538:
1536:
1531:
1527:
1524:
1521:
1518:
1516:
1515:
1509:
1504:
1498:
1495:
1494:
1490:
1488:
1483:
1479:
1476:
1473:
1470:
1468:
1467:
1461:
1456:
1450:
1447:
1446:
1442:
1440:
1435:
1431:
1428:
1425:
1422:
1420:
1419:
1413:
1408:
1402:
1399:
1398:
1394:
1392:
1387:
1383:
1380:
1377:
1374:
1372:
1371:
1365:
1360:
1354:
1351:
1350:
1346:
1344:
1339:
1335:
1333:304 days
1332:
1329:
1326:
1324:
1323:
1317:
1312:
1306:
1303:
1302:
1298:
1296:
1291:
1287:
1284:
1281:
1278:
1275:
1270:
1269:
1264:
1263:Major General
1261:
1256:
1250:
1247:
1246:
1242:
1240:
1235:
1231:
1229:354 days
1228:
1225:
1222:
1220:
1219:
1213:
1208:
1202:
1199:
1198:
1194:
1192:
1187:
1183:
1181:364 days
1180:
1177:
1174:
1172:
1171:
1170:Ray B. Sitton
1165:
1160:
1154:
1151:
1150:
1146:
1144:
1139:
1135:
1132:
1129:
1126:
1124:
1123:
1117:
1112:
1106:
1103:
1102:
1098:
1096:
1091:
1087:
1084:
1081:
1078:
1076:
1075:
1069:
1064:
1058:
1055:
1054:
1050:
1048:
1043:
1039:
1036:
1033:
1030:
1027:
1022:
1021:
1015:
1010:
1004:
1001:
1000:
996:
994:
989:
985:
982:
979:
976:
974:
973:
967:
962:
956:
953:
952:
948:
946:
941:
937:
934:
931:
929:1 August 1968
928:
926:
925:
919:
914:
908:
905:
904:
900:
898:
893:
889:
886:
883:
880:
878:
877:
871:
866:
860:
857:
856:
852:
850:
845:
841:
839:242 days
838:
836:31 March 1967
835:
833:1 August 1966
832:
830:
829:
823:
818:
812:
809:
808:
804:
802:
797:
793:
790:
787:
784:
782:
781:
775:
770:
764:
761:
760:
756:
754:
749:
745:
742:
739:
736:
734:
733:
727:
722:
716:
713:
712:
708:
706:
701:
697:
694:
691:
688:
686:
685:
684:Earle Wheeler
679:
674:
668:
665:
664:
660:
658:
653:
649:
646:
644:31 March 1960
643:
640:
638:
637:
631:
626:
620:
617:
616:
612:
610:
605:
601:
598:
596:31 March 1958
595:
593:15 March 1956
592:
590:
589:
584:
581:
576:
570:
567:
566:
562:
560:
555:
551:
548:
546:14 March 1956
545:
543:19 March 1954
542:
540:
539:
533:
528:
522:
519:
518:
514:
512:
507:
503:
501:328 days
500:
498:18 March 1954
497:
495:24 April 1953
494:
492:
491:
485:
480:
474:
471:
470:
466:
464:
459:
455:
452:
450:23 April 1953
449:
446:
444:
443:
438:
435:
430:
424:
421:
420:
416:
412:
410:
405:
401:
398:
395:
392:
390:
389:
384:
381:
376:
370:
367:
366:
362:
358:
356:
351:
347:
344:
341:
338:
336:
335:
330:
329:Major General
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322:
316:
313:
312:
308:
305:
302:
299:
296:
295:
276:
273:
271:
268:; and a 31st
267:
262:
254:
252:
247:
243:
241:
235:
233:
230:level of the
229:
224:
220:
216:
212:
208:
204:
200:
196:
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182:
174:
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167:
164:
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156:
152:
148:
144:
140:
137:
133:
130:
126:
123:
120:
116:
112:
108:
104:
101:
99:
95:
92:
88:
85:
81:
77:
73:
70:
66:
59:
55:
46:
39:
32:
27:
22:
19:
3333:
3326:
3318:
3298:
3290:
3282:the original
3202:
3192:
3144:
3096:
3061:58 days
3049:
3042:
3040:Rear Admiral
2994:
2959:70 days
2953:18 July 2019
2947:
2940:
2902:17 July 2019
2899:1 March 2019
2892:
2890:Vice Admiral
2851:31 July 2017
2844:
2806:30 July 2017
2796:
2756:31 July 2015
2746:
2698:
2657:14 July 2010
2650:
2648:Vice Admiral
2612:13 July 2010
2604:Lloyd Austin
2602:
2567:57 days
2561:12 June 2009
2555:
2548:
2546:Rear Admiral
2510:11 June 2009
2500:
2461:48 days
2455:23 June 2008
2449:
2442:
2404:22 June 2008
2394:
2346:
2298:
2296:Vice Admiral
2250:
2202:
2161:15 July 2000
2154:
2152:Vice Admiral
2116:14 July 2000
2113:27 July 1999
2106:
2068:26 July 1999
2058:
2056:Vice Admiral
2010:
2008:Vice Admiral
1975:62 days
1969:13 July 1996
1963:
1956:
1918:12 July 1996
1915:25 July 1994
1910:Walter Kross
1908:
1870:24 July 1994
1867:18 July 1994
1861:
1854:
1816:17 July 1994
1806:
1804:Vice Admiral
1758:
1710:
1663:
1656:
1608:
1560:
1512:
1510:Vice Admiral
1474:30 June 1985
1464:
1426:30 June 1983
1416:
1378:30 June 1981
1375:22 June 1979
1368:
1366:Vice Admiral
1330:22 June 1979
1320:
1285:51 days
1273:
1266:
1226:20 June 1978
1216:
1214:Vice Admiral
1178:30 June 1977
1168:
1130:30 June 1976
1120:
1118:Vice Admiral
1079:12 June 1972
1072:
1037:64 days
1034:11 June 1972
1031:8 April 1972
1025:
1018:
1016:Rear Admiral
980:7 April 1972
977:20 July 1970
972:John W. Vogt
970:
932:19 July 1970
922:
920:Vice Admiral
884:31 July 1968
881:1 April 1967
874:
826:
788:31 July 1966
778:
730:
728:Vice Admiral
689:1 April 1960
682:
641:1 April 1958
634:
586:
583:Vice Admiral
536:
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440:
413:Promoted to
386:
383:Rear Admiral
359:Promoted to
332:
309:Term length
306:Left office
303:Took office
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103:The Pentagon
75:Abbreviation
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3151:2 June 2022
3106:2 June 2022
1873:6 days
1765:17 May 1991
1720:16 May 1991
1675:5 days
1519:1 July 1985
1471:1 July 1983
1423:1 July 1981
1279:1 July 1978
1223:1 July 1977
1175:1 July 1976
1127:1 June 1974
1082:31 May 1974
223:Joint Staff
69:Joint Staff
3260:References
2060:Vern Clark
199:three-star
136:§ 155
83:Reports to
3217:U.S. Army
3203:Incumbent
3167:U.S. Army
3119:U.S. Army
3071:U.S. Navy
2915:U.S. Navy
2819:U.S. Army
2721:U.S. Army
2673:U.S. Navy
2625:U.S. Army
2577:U.S. Navy
2523:U.S. Army
2417:U.S. Army
2321:U.S. Navy
2273:U.S. Army
2225:U.S. Army
2177:U.S. Navy
2156:Scott Fry
2081:U.S. Navy
2033:U.S. Navy
1829:U.S. Navy
1583:U.S. Army
1535:U.S. Navy
1487:U.S. Army
1391:U.S. Navy
1343:U.S. Army
1295:U.S. Army
1239:U.S. Navy
1143:U.S. Navy
1095:U.S. Army
1047:U.S. Navy
945:U.S. Navy
897:U.S. Army
849:U.S. Army
753:U.S. Navy
705:U.S. Army
609:U.S. Navy
559:U.S. Army
409:U.S. Navy
355:U.S. Army
297:Portrait
283:Director
228:four-star
215:president
154:Formation
118:Appointer
50:Incumbent
3349:Category
3228:See also
213:and the
111:Virginia
415:admiral
363:, 1951.
361:general
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172:Website
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3050:Acting
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1664:Acting
1274:Acting
1026:Acting
292:Notes
240:Senate
162:Deputy
134:
113:, U.S.
300:Name
286:Term
149:, USA
3309:ISBN
189:The
181:.mil
179:.jcs
98:Seat
52:LTG
279:No.
195:DJS
177:www
145:MG
78:DJS
58:USA
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