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Director of the Joint Staff

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Director of the Joint Staff
Seal of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Incumbent
LTG Douglas A. Sims II, USA
since 3 January 2024
Joint Staff
AbbreviationDJS
Reports toChairman
Vice Chairman
SeatThe Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
AppointerChairman
Constituting instrument10 U.S.C. § 155
Inaugural holderMG Alfred M. Gruenther, USA
Formation19 September 1949
DeputyVice Director
Websitewww.jcs.mil

The director of the Joint Staff (DJS) is a three-star officer who assists the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a cabinet of senior military officers within the United States Armed Forces who advise the secretary of defense and the president on military matters. The director assists the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in managing the Joint Staff 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 four-star level of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.[1]

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.[1] As with all three- and four-star positions, the director's appointment is subject to presidential nomination and Senate confirmation.

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.[2] As of January 2024, 38 of the 49 past directors and one past acting director, have been promoted to four-star rank. Many of them have been promoted to four-star rank within a year of leaving the position.

The current director of the Joint Staff is Lieutenant General Douglas A. Sims II.

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List of Directors of the Joint Staff

This is a complete list of the Directors of the Joint Staff.[3] An asterisk (*) indicates an acting Director.

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 acting Director; and a 31st former Director 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.

No. Director Term Service branch Notes
Portrait Name Took office Left office Term length
1Major General
Alfred M. Gruenther
17 September 194719 September 19492 years, 2 days

U.S. Army
Promoted to general, 1951.
2Rear Admiral
Arthur C. Davis
20 September 19491 November 19512 years, 42 days

U.S. Navy
Promoted to admiral on retirement, 1955.
3Lieutenant General
Charles P. Cabell
2 November 195123 April 19531 year, 172 days

U.S. Air Force
Promoted to general, 1958.
4Lieutenant General
Frank F. Everest
24 April 195318 March 1954328 days

U.S. Air Force
Promoted to general, 1957.
5Lieutenant General
Lemuel Mathewson
19 March 195414 March 19561 year, 361 days

U.S. Army
Retired, 1958.
6Vice Admiral
Bernard L. Austin
15 March 195631 March 19582 years, 16 days

U.S. Navy
Retired, 1968.
7Lieutenant General
Oliver S. Picher
1 April 195831 March 19601 year, 365 days

U.S. Air Force
Retired, 1960.
8Lieutenant General
Earle Wheeler
1 April 196024 February 19621 year, 329 days

U.S. Army
Promoted to general, 1962.
9Vice Admiral
Herbert D. Riley
25 February 196223 February 19641 year, 363 days

U.S. Navy
Retired, 1964.
10Lieutenant General
David A. Burchinal
24 February 196431 July 19662 years, 157 days

U.S. Air Force
Promoted to general, 1966.
11Lieutenant General
Andrew J. Goodpaster
1 August 196631 March 1967242 days

U.S. Army
Promoted to general, 1968.
12Lieutenant General
Berton E. Spivy
1 April 196731 July 19681 year, 121 days

U.S. Army
Promoted to general, 1968.
13Vice Admiral
Nels C. Johnson
1 August 196819 July 19701 year, 352 days

U.S. Navy
Retired, 1970.
14Lieutenant General
John W. Vogt
20 July 19707 April 19721 year, 262 days

U.S. Air Force
Promoted to general, 1972.
Rear Admiral
Mason B. Freeman
Acting
8 April 197211 June 197264 days

U.S. Navy
Retired, 1979.
15Lieutenant General
George M. Seignious II
12 June 197231 May 19741 year, 353 days

U.S. Army
Retired, 1974.
16Vice Admiral
Harry D. Train II
1 June 197430 June 19762 years, 29 days

U.S. Navy
Promoted to admiral, 1978.
17Lieutenant General
Ray B. Sitton
1 July 197630 June 1977364 days

U.S. Air Force
Retired, 1977.
18Vice Admiral
Patrick J. Hannifin
1 July 197720 June 1978354 days

U.S. Navy
Retired, 1978.
Major General
John A. Wickham Jr.
Acting
1 July 197821 August 197851 days

U.S. Army
Appointed as 19th director.
19Lieutenant General
John A. Wickham Jr.
22 August 197822 June 1979304 days

U.S. Army
Promoted to general, 1979.
20Vice Admiral
C. Thor Hanson
22 June 197930 June 19812 years, 8 days

U.S. Navy
Retired, 1982.
21Lieutenant General
James E. Dalton
1 July 198130 June 19831 year, 364 days

U.S. Air Force
Promoted to general, 1983.
22Lieutenant General
Jack N. Merritt
1 July 198330 June 19851 year, 364 days

U.S. Army
Promoted to general, 1985.
23Vice Admiral
Powell F. Carter Jr.
1 July 198514 August 19872 years, 44 days

U.S. Navy
Promoted to admiral, 1987.
24Lieutenant General
Robert W. RisCassi
15 August 198730 November 19881 year, 107 days

U.S. Army
Promoted to general, 1988.
25Lieutenant General
Hansford T. Johnson
1 December 198820 September 1989293 days

U.S. Air Force
Promoted to general, 1989.
Major General
Gene A. Deegan
Acting
21 September 198926 September 19895 days

U.S. Marine Corps
Retired, 1991.
26Lieutenant General
Michael P.C. Carns
27 September 198916 May 19911 year, 231 days

U.S. Air Force
Promoted to general, 1991.
27Lieutenant General
Henry Viccellio Jr.
17 May 19911 December 19921 year, 198 days

U.S. Air Force
Promoted to general, 1992.
28Vice Admiral
Richard C. Macke
1 December 199217 July 19941 year, 228 days

U.S. Navy
Promoted to admiral, 1994.
Major General
Charles T. Robertson Jr.
Acting
18 July 199424 July 19946 days

U.S. Air Force
Promoted to general, 1998.
29Lieutenant General
Walter Kross
25 July 199412 July 19961 year, 353 days

U.S. Air Force
Promoted to general, 1996.
Major General
Carlton W. Fulford Jr.
Acting
13 July 199613 September 199662 days

U.S. Marine Corps
Retired, 2002.
30Vice Admiral
Dennis C. Blair
14 September 199612 December 19982 years, 89 days

U.S. Navy
Promoted to admiral, 1999.
31Vice Admiral
Vern Clark
13 December 199826 July 1999225 days

U.S. Navy
Promoted to admiral, 1999.
32Lieutenant General
Carlton W. Fulford Jr.
27 July 199914 July 2000353 days

U.S. Marine Corps
Promoted to general, 2000.
33Vice Admiral
Scott Fry
15 July 200015 October 20011 year, 92 days

U.S. Navy
Retired, 2003.
34Lieutenant General
John P. Abizaid
16 October 200123 January 20031 year, 99 days

U.S. Army
Promoted to general, 2003.
35Lieutenant General
George W. Casey Jr.
24 January 200315 October 2003287 days

U.S. Army
Promoted to general, 2003.
36Vice Admiral
Timothy J. Keating
16 October 200320 October 20041 year, 4 days

U.S. Navy
Promoted to admiral, 2004.
37Lieutenant General
Norton A. Schwartz
21 October 200429 August 2005312 days

U.S. Air Force
Promoted to general, 2005.
38Lieutenant General
Walter L. Sharp
30 August 200522 June 20082 years, 326 days

U.S. Army
Promoted to general, 2008.
Major General
Stephen M. Goldfein
Acting
23 June 200810 August 200848 days

U.S. Air Force
Brother of the 43rd director, David L. Goldfein.
39Lieutenant General
Stanley A. McChrystal
11 August 200811 June 2009304 days

U.S. Army
Promoted to general, 2009.
-Rear Admiral
Bruce E. Grooms
Acting
12 June 20098 August 200957 days

U.S. Navy
Retired, 2015.
40Lieutenant General
Lloyd Austin
9 August 200913 July 2010338 days

U.S. Army
Promoted to general, 2010.
41Vice Admiral
William E. Gortney
14 July 20108 August 20122 years, 25 days

U.S. Navy
Promoted to admiral, 2012.
42Lieutenant General
Curtis M. Scaparrotti
9 August 201211 August 20131 year, 2 days

U.S. Army
Promoted to general, 2013.
43Lieutenant General
David L. Goldfein
12 August 201331 July 20151 year, 353 days

U.S. Air Force
Brother of acting director, Stephen M. Goldfein.
Promoted to general, 2015.
44Lieutenant General
William C. Mayville Jr.
1 August 201530 July 20171 year, 363 days

U.S. Army
Retired, 2018.
45Lieutenant General
Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr.
31 July 201728 February 20191 year, 212 days

U.S. Marine Corps
Promoted to general, 2019.
46Vice Admiral
Michael M. Gilday
1 March 201917 July 2019138 days

U.S. Navy
Promoted to admiral, 2019.
Major General
Glen D. VanHerck
Acting
18 July 201926 September 201970 days

U.S. Air Force
Promoted to director.
47Lieutenant General
Glen D. VanHerck
27 September 20193 August 2020311 days

U.S. Air Force
Promoted to general, 2020.
Rear Admiral
William D. Byrne Jr.
Acting
3 August 202030 September 202058 days

U.S. Navy
Vice director of the Joint Staff from September 2019 to May 2021.
48Lieutenant General
Andrew P. Poppas
1 October 20202 June 20221 year, 244 days

U.S. Army
Promoted to general, 2022.
49Lieutenant General
James J. Mingus
2 June 20223 January 20241 year, 215 days

U.S. Army
Promoted to general, 2024.
50Lieutenant General
Douglas A. Sims II
3 January 2024Incumbent59 days

U.S. Army
Served as Director for Operations (J3), the Joint Staff.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. "Director Responsibility Statement". Joint Chiefs of Staff. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011.
  2. ^ Woodward, Bob (2006). State of Denial: Bush at War, Part III. Simon and Schuster. pp. 22, 40. ISBN 978-0-7432-7223-0. scott fry joint staff.
  3. ^ Historical Office (2004), Department of Defense Key Officials, 1947–2004, Office of the Secretary of Defense, p. 61
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