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Joint Staff Senior Leaders
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Adm. Christopher W. Grady
Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
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SEAC David L. Isom
Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Sims II
Director for the Joint Staff
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Maj. Gen. Stephen E. Liszewski
Vice Director, Joint Staff
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All Joint Staff Biographies
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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Troy Black
SEAC Troy E. Black
Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Mr. William Butcher
William C. Butcher
Director, Directorate of Management (DOM)
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Official Portrait of the 22nd Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen Dan Caine.
Gen. Dan Caine
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Ambassador Kelly Degnan
Ambassador Kelly Degnan
Foreign Policy Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Vice Admiral Dion D. English
Vice Adm. Dion English
Director for Logistics, J-4
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Major General Phillip N. Frietze, Vice Director for Logistics, J-4 The Joint Staff
Maj. Gen. Phillip N. Frietze
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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Lt. Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich
Lt. Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich
Director for Operations, J-3
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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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Director for Command, Control, Communications and Computers (C4)/Cyber, Chief Information Officer, J-6
Lt. Gen. David T. Isaacson
Director for Command, Control, Communications and Computers (C4)/Cyber, Chief Information Officer, J-6
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Placeholder graphic for the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman (SEAC) official portrait.
SEAC David L. Isom
Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Brig. Gen. Paige M. Jennings
Brig. Gen. Paige M. Jennings
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 Director for the Joint Staff J-6 Command, Control, Communications, and Computers / Cyber (C4 / Cyber) Directorate
Charleen Laughlin
Vice Director for the Joint Staff J-6 Command, Control, Communications, and Computers / Cyber (C4 / Cyber) Directorate
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Sean A. Lehr, biography photo
Sean A. Lehr, SES
Vice Director for Manpower and Personnel, J1
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Major General Stephen E. Liszewski, Vice Director of the Joint Staff
Maj. Gen. Stephen E. Liszewski
Vice Director, Joint Staff
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Vice Director for Strategy, Plans, and Policy (J-5), Joint Staff
Lt. Gen. Joseph “JP” McGee
Director for Strategy, Plans and Policy, J5
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Director of Management Joint Staff
Captain Sean Neer
Director of Management
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Lt. Gen. Douglas Sims Official Portrait
Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Sims II
Director for the Joint Staff
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Official portrait of U.S. Air Force Major General Mark H. Slocum
Maj. Gen. Mark H. Slocum
Vice Director for Strategy, Plans and Policy, J5
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Vice Director for Joint Force Development
Maj. Gen. James E. Smith
Vice Director for Joint Force Development, J7
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RADM Paul Spedero Jr.
Rear Adm. Paul Spedero Jr.
Vice Director for Operations, J3
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Mr. Matthew Stumpf poses for a portrait in the Army portrait studio at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., Mar. 29, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Christopher Kaufmann)
Matthew Shannon Stumpf
Vice Director for Joint Force Development-Integration, J7
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