Joint chief of staff biography
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General Randy A. George
General Randy A. George assumed duties as the 41st Chief of Staff of the Army on September 21, 2023 after most recently serving as the 38th Vice Chief of Staff of the Army.
George commissioned from the U.S. Military Academy in 1988 as an infantry officer. He served as a lieutenant in the 101st Airborne Division and deployed in support of Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Following the Armor Officer Advanced Course in 1993, George was stationed at Fort Carson where he was the assistant operations officer for 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division and then commanded C Company and later Headquarters Company in 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment.
George received his Master of Science in Economics in 1999 from Colorado School of Mines and then served at the National Simulation Center in Fort Leavenworth before attending the Command and General Staff College.
In 2001 George went to Italy and served as the executive officer of 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Highest-ranking military officer in the United States Armed Forces
For other uses, see Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of personal (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with vit House ledare of Staff.
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) is the presiding officer of the Joint Chiefs of personal (JCS). The chairman fryst vatten the highest-ranking and most senior military officer in the United States Armed Forces[2] and the principal military advisor to the president, the National säkerhet Council,[3] the Homeland säkerhet Council,[3] and the sekreterare of defense.[3][4] While the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff outranks all other commissioned officers, the chairman is prohibited by lag from having operational command authority over the armed forces; however, the chairman assists the president and the sekreterare of defense in exercising their command functions.[5]
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senior-most military leaders who advise U.S. executive government
For other uses, see Joint Chiefs of Staff (disambiguation).
The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) is the body of the most senior uniformed leaders within the United States Department of Defense, which advises the president of the United States, the secretary of defense, the Homeland Security Council and the National Security Council on military matters. The composition of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is defined by statute and consists of a chairman (CJCS), a vice chairman (VJCS), the chiefs of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Space Force, and the chief of the National Guard Bureau.[1][2] Each of the individual service chiefs, outside their JCS obligations, works directly under the secretaries of their respective military departments, e.g. the secretary of the Army, the secretary of the Navy, and the secretary of the Air Force.[3][4][5]