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Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. statutory agency, created in 1949 within the Dept. of Defense. The chairman is the principal military adviser to the President, the National Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense. Members include the chairman, appointed by the President with Senate approval; the chief of staff, U.S. army; the chief of naval operations; the chief of staff, U.S. air force; the commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, and a vice chairman who manages the Joint Staff. The Joint Chiefs prepare military plans and direct unified and other combat commands under the Secretary of Defense.
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No references found | Kiran Mazumda-Shaw, Congressman Jim McDermott, Indian businessman Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen, Homeland Secretary Janet Napolitano, Indian National Security Adviser M. 16 (Petra)-- His Majesty King Abdullah II, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, discussed with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Khaled Jamil Sarayrah, a number of issues of concern to the armed forces on Wednesday during a visit to the General Headquarters of the Armed Forces. Gates said he and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, had told the commander of US forces in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, that "we want him to ask for what he thinks he needs. |
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