Joint Chiefs of Staff

noun

, U.S. Military.

1. the chiefs of staff of the army and the air force, the commandant of the marine corps, and the chief of naval operations, together with a chairman selected from one of the branches of the armed forces, serving as the principal military advisory body to the president, the National Security Council, and the secretary of defense.

Joint Chiefs of Staff

1. A high-level military advisory board in the Department of Defense , composed of high-ranking representatives of the army, navy, air force, and marines. The Joint Chiefs are responsible for formulating military policy and recommending action regarding issues of national security and international relations.

Example Sentences

The current chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is as good as gone.

From Salon

Gen Brown is a former fighter pilot with command experience in the Pacific and Middle East, and was appointed into the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff role by President Joe Biden last year.

From BBC

Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, whom congressional Republicans have accused of being the Pentagon’s top “woke” general.

From Salon

He’s called for vengeance against political opponents, including President Biden, and suggested that retired Gen. Mark A. Milley, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, deserved to be executed.

From Los Angeles Times

Gen. Mark A. Milley, a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, called him “fascist to the core ... the most dangerous person to the country.”

From Los Angeles Times