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Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson swears in U.S. Army Gen. Omar Bradley as the first chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during a ceremony in Washington, D.C., Aug. 16, 1949.

Aug. 15, 2019

DOD Marks 70th Anniversary of the Chairmanship

This week marks the 70th anniversary of the swearing-in of Army Gen. Omar N. Bradley as the first chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. This followed the Aug. 10, 1949 signing of an amendment to the National Security Act by President Truman, which created the permanent position of chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, unified the control of the Armed Forces under the secretary of defense, and renamed the National Military Establishment as the Department of Defense.