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Joint Chiefs of Staff

From chairman to commandant of the Marine Corps, here are the current Joint Chiefts of Staff.


PositionName, group
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin E. Dempsey, U.S. Army
Vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral James A. Winnefeld, Jr., U.S. Navy
Chief of staff of the U.S. Army General Raymond T. Odierno
Chief of naval operations Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert
Chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force General Norton Schwartz
Commandant of the Marine Corps General James F. Amos

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