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Joint Staff Senior Leaders
Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr.
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Adm. Christopher W. Grady
Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Lt. Gen. James J. Mingus
Director for the Joint Staff
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SEAC Ramón "CZ" Colón-López
Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Lt .Gen. Dagvin Anderson Official Photo
Lt. Gen. Dagvin R.M. Anderson
Director for Joint Force Development, J7
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Brig. Gen. (Dr.) John R. Andrus
Joint Staff Surgeon
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Vice Director for Force Structure, Resources and Assessment (Joint Staff J-8)
Jennifer J. Balisle
Vice Director for Force Structure, Resources and Assessment, J8
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General Charles Q. Brown, Jr., 21st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr.
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
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An Air Force officer poses for a portrait.
SEAC Ramón "CZ" Colón-López
Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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This is the official portrait of Maj. Gen. Michael L. Downs.
Maj. Gen. Michael Downs
Vice Director, Joint Staff
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Rear Adm. Dion D. English
Vice Director for Logistics, J4
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Adm. Grady Bio Photo
Adm. Christopher W. Grady
Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Official Bio Photo of Lt. Gen. Dimitri Henry (DOD Photo)
Lt. Gen. Dimitri Henry
Director for Intelligence, J2
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Maj. Gen. David T. Isaacson Official Photo
Maj. Gen. David T. Isaacson
Director for Manpower and Personnel, J1
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Official Portrait of Vice Adm. Sara A. Joyner (DOD Photo)
Vice Adm. Sara A. Joyner
Director of Force Structure, Resources and Assessment, J8
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Vice Adm. Stephen T. Koehler Official Photo
Vice Admiral Stephen T. Koehler
Director for Strategy, Plans, and Policy, J5
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This is the official portrait of Lt. Gen. Leonard Kosinski. (U.S. Air Force photo by TSgt Joshua Dewberry)
Lt. Gen. Leonard J. Kosinski
Director for Logistics, J4
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DoD Photo by JoAnne Sorrentino
David Kostelancik
Foreign Policy Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Charleen Laughlin Official Photo
Charleen Laughlin
Acting Director for the Joint Staff J6 Command, Control, Communications, and Computers / Cyber (C4 / Cyber) Directorate
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Vice Director for Strategy, Plans, and Policy (J-5), Joint Staff
Maj. Gen. Joseph “JP” McGee
Vice Director for Strategy, Plans and Policy, J5
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Official DOD photo Lt. Gen. James J. Mingus
Lt. Gen. James J. Mingus
Director for the Joint Staff
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Official bio photo for Kristina O'Brien, Principal Deputy Director for Logistics.
Kristina M. O'Brien
Principal Deputy Director of Strategic Logistics, J4
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This is the official portrait of Lt. Gen. Mary O'Brien.
Lt. Gen. Mary F. O'Brien
Director, Command, Control, Communications and Computers / Cyber; Chief Information Officer Joint Staff, J6
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Official Bio photo for Julian Ouellet
Julian J. Ouellet
Vice Director for Joint Force Development and Design Integration, J7
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Lt. Gen. Douglas Sims Official Portrait
Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Sims II
Director for Operations, J3
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Official Studio photo for Rear Adm. Paul C. Spedero, Jr., Commander, Carrier Strike Group Eight
Rear Adm. Paul Spedero Jr.
Vice Director for Operations, J3
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This is the official portrait of Maj. Gen. Daniel H. Tulley.
Maj. Gen. Daniel H. Tulley
Vice Director for Joint Force Development, J7
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DOD Official Photo
Catherine R. Zakary
Director of Management
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