Vice Director of the Joint Staff

Last updated

Vice Director of the Joint Staff
Joint Chiefs of Staff seal (2).svg
Seal of the Joint Staff
Maj Gen Michael L. Downs.jpg
Incumbent
Maj Gen Michael L. Downs, USAF
since May 2023
Joint Staff
AbbreviationVDJS
Reports to Director of the Joint Staff
Seat The Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
AppointerThe CJCS
Website www.jcs.mil

The vice director of the Joint Staff (VDJS) is a two-star officer in the Joint Staff. The vice director reports to the director of the Joint Staff and provides oversight to Joint Staff support activities, including administration and action management, budget, information technology and services, support services, and security. [1] The vice director also oversees the directorate of management in the Joint Staff. [2]

Contents

List of vice directors of the Joint Staff

No.Vice DirectorTermService branchRef(s)
PortraitNameTook officeLeft officeTerm length
1
Portrait gray.png
Rear Admiral
Joseph H. Wellings
(1903–1988)
30 September 1958~30 April 1962~3 years, 212 days Emblem of the United States Navy.svg
U.S. Navy
[3] [4] [5] [6]
2
Portrait gray.png
Major General
John M. Reynolds
~30 April 1962~January 1963~246 days Mark of the United States Air Force.svg
U.S. Air Force
[7] [8]
3
Portrait gray.png
Major General
Ashton H. Manhart
(1909–1969)
~January 1963~January 1966~3 years Military service mark of the United States Army.svg
U.S. Army
[8] [9]
4
RADM Louis Joseph Kirn.jpg
Rear Admiral
Louis Joseph Kirn
(1908–1995)
January 1966December 1966~1 year, 334 days Emblem of the United States Navy.svg
U.S. Navy
[10] [11]
5
Lt Gen John B. McPherson.jpg
Major General
John B. McPherson
(born 1917)
~May 1967~August 1968~1 year, 92 days Mark of the United States Air Force.svg
U.S. Air Force
[12]
6
MG Kelsie L. Reaves.jpg
Major General
Kelsie L. Reaves
(1911–1994)
~August 1968~January 1969~153 days Military service mark of the United States Army.svg
U.S. Army
[13]
7
Portrait gray.png
Major General
Charles M. Mount
~January 1969~August 1970~1 year, 212 days Military service mark of the United States Army.svg
U.S. Army
[14]
8
ADM Mason B. Freeman.jpg
Rear Admiral
Mason B. Freeman
(1914–2003)
August 1970~March 1972~1 year, 213 days Emblem of the United States Navy.svg
U.S. Navy
[15] [16] [17]
9
Lt Gen Martin G. Colladay.webp
Major General
Martin G. Colladay
(born 1925)
May 1972~March 1974~1 year, 304 days Mark of the United States Air Force.svg
U.S. Air Force
[18] [19]
10
MG Adrian St. John II.jpg
Major General
Adrian St. John II
(1921–2007)
~March 1974~January 1977~2 years, 306 days Military service mark of the United States Army.svg
U.S. Army
[20]
11
Shutler PD.jpg
Major General
Philip D. Shutler
(born 1926)
~January 1977~July 1978~1 year, 181 days Emblem of the United States Marine Corps.svg
U.S. Marine Corps
[21]
12
James E Dalton.jpg
Major General
James E. Dalton
(born 1930)
July 1978~July 1980~2 years Mark of the United States Air Force.svg
U.S. Air Force
[22]
13
LTGCWDyke.jpg
Major General
Charles W. Dyke
(born 1935)
~July 19801982~1 year, 364 days Military service mark of the United States Army.svg
U.S. Army
[23]
14
General George Crist, official military photo, 1985.JPEG
Major General
George B. Crist
(born 1931)
1982~June 1984~1 year, 337 days Emblem of the United States Marine Corps.svg
U.S. Marine Corps
[24]
15
Maj Gen Bradley C. Hosmer.jpg
Major General
Bradley C. Hosmer
(born 1937)
June 1984September 1986~2 years Mark of the United States Air Force.svg
U.S. Air Force
[25]
16
Howard D. Graves.JPEG
Major General
Howard D. Graves
(1939–2003)
~September 1986~September 1987~1 year, 0 days Military service mark of the United States Army.svg
U.S. Army
[26]
17
Maj Gen Richard B. Goetze Jr.webp
Major General
Richard B. Goetze
(born 1935)
September 1987~December 1989~2 years, 91 days Mark of the United States Air Force.svg
U.S. Air Force
[27]
18
MGEN Gene A. Deegan.jpg
Major General
Gene A. Deegan
(born 1936)
~December 1989~January 1992~2 years, 31 days Emblem of the United States Marine Corps.svg
U.S. Marine Corps
[28]
19
Maj. Gen. Rudolph Ostovich III, USA.jpg
Major General
Rudolph Ostovich III
(born 1941)
~January 1992~June 1993~1 year, 151 days Military service mark of the United States Army.svg
U.S. Army
[29]
20
Charles T Robertson Jr.jpg
Major General
Charles T. Robertson Jr.
(born 1946)
June 1993June 1995~2 years Mark of the United States Air Force.svg
U.S. Air Force
[30]
21
Carlton W. Fulford, Jr. - November 20, 1997.JPEG
Major General
Carlton W. Fulford Jr.
(born 1944)
~June 1995~June 1996~1 year Emblem of the United States Marine Corps.svg
U.S. Marine Corps
[31]
22
Major General Stephen T. Rippe (Uncovered).jpg
Major General
Stephen T. Rippe
~June 1996June 1999~3 years Military service mark of the United States Army.svg
U.S. Army
[32] [33]
23
Lt Gen Garry R. Trexler.jpg
Major General
Garry R. Trexler
June 1999August 2001~2 years, 61 days Mark of the United States Air Force.svg
U.S. Air Force
[34]
24
Maj Gen James A. Hawkins.jpg
Major General
James A. Hawkins
September 2001December 2003~2 years, 91 days Mark of the United States Air Force.svg
U.S. Air Force
[35]
25
Maj. Gen. Michael D. Maples.jpg
Major General
Michael D. Maples
(born 1971)
December 2003October 2005~1 year, 304 days Military service mark of the United States Army.svg
U.S. Army
[36]
26
Maj Gen Scott S. Custer.jpg
Major General
Scott S. Custer
October 2005February 2007~1 year, 123 days Mark of the United States Air Force.svg
U.S. Air Force
[37]
27
MGEN Stephen M. Goldfein.jpg
Major General
Stephen M. Goldfein
February 200728 July 2008~1 year, 178 days Mark of the United States Air Force.svg
U.S. Air Force
[1]
28
Gaskin MajGenWalterE.jpg
Major General
Walter E. Gaskin
28 July 2008May 2009~277 days Emblem of the United States Marine Corps.svg
U.S. Marine Corps
[38]
29
Bruce Grooms.jpg
Rear Admiral
Bruce E. Grooms
(born 1958)
May 2009November 2010~1 year, 184 days Emblem of the United States Navy.svg
U.S. Navy
30
Maj Gen Craig A. Franklin (2).jpg
Major General
Craig A. Franklin
November 2010~30 March 2012~1 year, 150 days Mark of the United States Air Force.svg
U.S. Air Force
[39]
31
RADM Nora W. Tyson Official portrait 2012.jpg
Rear Admiral
Nora W. Tyson
(born 1957)
~30 March 2012July 2013~1 year, 93 days Emblem of the United States Navy.svg
U.S. Navy
32
Maj Gen Frederick S. Rudesheim (1).jpg
Major General
Frederick S. Rudesheim
~July 2013February 2015~1 year, 215 days Military service mark of the United States Army.svg
U.S. Army
[40]
33
Jacqueline D. Van Ovost (3).jpg
Major General
Jacqueline Van Ovost
(born 1965)
February 2015August 2017~2 years, 181 days Mark of the United States Air Force.svg
U.S. Air Force
[41]
34
Michael J. Dumont (2).jpg
Rear Admiral
Mike Dumont
~August 2017August 2018~1 year Emblem of the United States Navy.svg
U.S. Navy
[42]
35
Glen D. VanHerck (5).jpg
Major General
Glen D. VanHerck
(born 1962)
August 2018~26 September 2019~1 year, 56 days Mark of the United States Air Force.svg
U.S. Air Force
[43]
36
William D. Byrne, Jr. (5).jpg
Rear Admiral
William D. Byrne Jr.
26 September 201910 May 20211 year, 226 days Emblem of the United States Navy.svg
U.S. Navy
[44]
37
George M. Wikoff (2).jpg
Rear Admiral
George Wikoff
(born 1968)
10 May 2021May 2023~2 years, 5 days Emblem of the United States Navy.svg
U.S. Navy
[45]
38
Maj Gen Michael L. Downs.jpg
Major General
Michael L. Downs
(born c.1971)
May 2023Incumbent~293 days Mark of the United States Air Force.svg
U.S. Air Force
[46]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">United States Department of the Army</span> Military department within the Department of Defense

The United States Department of the Army (DA) is one of the three military departments within the Department of Defense of the U.S. The Department of the Army is the federal government agency within which the United States Army (U.S.) is organized, and it is led by the secretary of the Army, who has statutory authority under 10 United States Code § 7013 to conduct its affairs and to prescribe regulations for its government, subject to the limits of the law, and the directions of the secretary of defense and the president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Military Command Center</span> Main war rooms for the President and Secretary of Defense in the Pentagon

The National Military Command Center (NMCC) is a Pentagon command and communications center for the National Command Authority. Maintained by the Department of the Air Force as the "DoD Executive Agent" for NMCC logistical, budgetary, facility, and systems support; the NMCC operators are in the Joint Staff's J-3 (Operations) Directorate. "The NMCC is responsible for generating Emergency Action Messages (EAMs) to missile launch control centers, nuclear submarines, recon aircraft, and battlefield commanders".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Curtis Scaparrotti</span> US Army general

Curtis Michael "Mike" Scaparrotti is a retired United States Army four-star general who last served as the commander of United States European Command. He concurrently served as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe. Scaparrotti previously served as the director of the Joint Staff. Prior to his tour with the Joint Staff, Scaparrotti served as commander, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command and deputy commander, U.S. Forces – Afghanistan, the commanding general of I Corps and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, and the commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division.

The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF) is a global non-profit organization created by Congress in 1983.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John C. Hull (politician)</span> American politician (1870–1947)

John Carpenter Hull served the state of Massachusetts for twenty years between 1916 and 1936 at the Statehouse in Boston chairing the committees of Education, Judiciary, Elections and Public Institutions. He was also the Speaker of the House of Massachusetts from 1925 to 1928, educator, lawyer, and the first Securities Director of Massachusetts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thomas R. Wilson</span> American admiral

Thomas Ray Wilson is a retired United States Navy vice admiral. He previously served as Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency from July 1999 to July 2002.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robert Neller</span> US Marine Corps general and 37th Commandant of the Marine Corps

Robert Blake Neller is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general who served as the 37th Commandant of the Marine Corps. He assumed his assignment on September 24, 2015 and retired on July 11, 2019. He was succeeded by David H. Berger.

<i>N</i>,<i>N</i>-Dimethylphenethylamine Chemical compound

N,N-Dimethylphenethylamine (N,N-DMPEA) is a substituted phenethylamine that is used as a flavoring agent. It is an alkaloid that was first isolated from the orchid Eria jarensis. Its aroma is described as "sweet, fishy". It is mainly used in cereal, cheese, dairy products, fish, fruit and meat. It is also being used in pre-workout and bodybuilding supplements with claims of a stimulant effect.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chief of Space Operations</span> Military head of the United States Space Force

The chief of space operations (CSO) is the service chief of the United States Space Force. The CSO is the principal military adviser to the secretary of the Air Force for Space Force operations and, as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a military adviser to the National Security Council, the secretary of defense, and the president. The CSO is a statutory office held by a Space Force general, who is typically the highest-ranking officer on active duty in the Space Force.

The Assistant Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force was a position in the United States Air Force held by a lieutenant general who also served as the director of the Air Staff. The holder of the position oversees the administration and organization of the Air Staff, which develops policies, plans and programs; establishes requirements; and provides resources to support the Air Force's mission. He also serves as Deputy Chairman of the Air Force Council, and is the Air Force accreditation official for the international Corps of Air Attachés.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mike Bernacchi</span> U.S. Navy rear admiral

Michael Dennis Bernacchi Jr. is a retired United States Navy rear admiral who last served as the deputy commander of the United States Tenth Fleet.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Cyber Effects Operations of the United States Air Force</span>

The Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Cyber Effects Operations of the United States Air Force is a position in the United States Air Force tasked with the development and implementation of policy formulation, planning, evaluation, oversight and leadership of Air Force intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and cyber effects operations capabilities. Commonly referred to as the A26, it is held by a lieutenant general who also serves as the representative of the Air Force to the intelligence community. The position is one of among the ten same positions in the Headquarters of the U.S. Air Force. As such, the officeholder of this position serves in the Air Staff. The current holder of this position is Lieutenant General Leah G. Lauderback.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leadership of the United States Northern Command</span> U.S. Northern Command commander

This is a list of all commanders, deputy commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and chiefs of staff of the United States Northern Command.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration of the United States Air Force</span>

The Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration is a position in the United States Air Force tasked with the direction, guidance, integration, and advocacy regarding the nuclear deterrence mission of the U.S. Air Force and engages with joint and interagency partners for nuclear enterprise solutions. Commonly referred to as the A10, it is held by a lieutenant general. The position is one of ten senior positions in the Headquarters of the U.S. Air Force. As such, the officeholder of this position serves in the Air Staff. The current holder of this position is Lieutenant General Andrew Gebara. The corporation SAIC currently provides strategic planning and policy support for A10 across Washington, D.C., Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, and Ramstein Air Base.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leadership of the United States Space Command</span> U.S. Space Command leadership

This is a list of all commanders, deputy commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and chiefs of staff of the United States Space Command.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leadership of the United States Cyber Command</span> U.S. Cyber Command leadership

This is a list of all commanders, deputy commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and chiefs of staff of the United States Cyber Command.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Deputy Chief of Space Operations</span> US Space Force senior officers

A deputy chief of space operations is a senior leadership position in the United States Space Force. There are four deputy chiefs of space operations in the Space Force, staffed either by a lieutenant general or a senior executive service personnel. They are the service's equivalent to the Army's and Air Force's deputy chiefs of staff, the Marine Corps' deputy commandants, and the Navy's deputy chiefs of naval operations. They are part of the Office of the Chief of Space Operations and hold office at the Pentagon.

This is a list of all commanders of Space Training and Readiness Command and all its historical antecedents, organizations that took its lineage.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leadership of the United States Strategic Command</span> U.S. Strategic Command leadership

This is a list of all commanders, deputy commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and chiefs of staff of the United States Strategic Command.

Fiti Alesana Sunia is an American lawyer who has served as the associate justice of the High Court of American Samoa since 2019.

References

  1. 1 2 "Major General Stephen M. Goldfein" . Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  2. "Joint Chiefs of Staff > Directorates > Directorates of Management". www.jcs.mil.
  3. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-GOVMAN-1959-01-01/pdf/GPO-GOVMAN-1959-01-01.pdf
  4. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-GOVMAN-1961-01-01/pdf/GPO-GOVMAN-1961-01-01.pdf
  5. "Wellings, Joseph H." public2.nhhcaws.local.
  6. "Joseph H. Wellings papers". www.riamco.org.
  7. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-GOVMAN-1962-01-01/pdf/GPO-GOVMAN-1962-01-01.pdf
  8. 1 2 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-GOVMAN-1963-01-01/pdf/GPO-GOVMAN-1963-01-01.pdf
  9. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-GOVMAN-1965-01-01/pdf/GPO-GOVMAN-1965-01-01.pdf
  10. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-GOVMAN-1966-01-01/pdf/GPO-GOVMAN-1966-01-01.pdf
  11. "Louis Kirn - Recipient -". valor.militarytimes.com.
  12. "LIEUTENANT GENERAL JOHN B. MCPHERSON". www.af.mil.
  13. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-GOVMAN-1969-01-01/pdf/GPO-GOVMAN-1969-01-01.pdf
  14. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-GOVMAN-1970-01-01/pdf/GPO-GOVMAN-1970-01-01.pdf
  15. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-GOVMAN-1971-01-01/pdf/GPO-GOVMAN-1971-01-01.pdf
  16. https://calhoun.nps.edu/bitstream/handle/10945/55699/Freeman_Mason_B_1970.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
  17. "Presidents Biographies - Dudley Knox Library - Naval Postgraduate School". library.nps.edu.
  18. "LIEUTENANT GENERAL MARTIN G. COLLADAY". www.af.mil.
  19. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-GOVMAN-1973-01-01/pdf/GPO-GOVMAN-1973-01-01.pdf
  20. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-GOVMAN-1976-01-01/pdf/GPO-GOVMAN-1976-01-01.pdf
  21. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-GOVMAN-1978-01-01/pdf/GPO-GOVMAN-1978-01-01.pdf
  22. "GENERAL JAMES E. DALTON". www.af.mil.
  23. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-GOVMAN-1981-01-01/pdf/GPO-GOVMAN-1981-01-01.pdf
  24. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-GOVMAN-1984-01-01/pdf/GPO-GOVMAN-1984-01-01.pdf
  25. "LIEUTENANT GENERAL BRADLEY C. HOSMER". www.af.mil.
  26. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-GOVMAN-1987-01-01/pdf/GPO-GOVMAN-1987-01-01.pdf
  27. "MAJOR GENERAL RICHARD B. GOETZE JR". www.af.mil.
  28. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-GOVMAN-1990-01-01/pdf/GPO-GOVMAN-1990-01-01.pdf
  29. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-GOVMAN-1992-01-01/pdf/GPO-GOVMAN-1992-01-01.pdf
  30. "GENERAL CHARLES T. "TONY" ROBERTSON JR". www.af.mil.
  31. "U.S. Government Manual 1996-1997 Edition" (PDF). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  32. "U.S. Government Manual 1997-1998 Edition" . Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  33. "U.S. Government Manual 1998-1999 Edition" . Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  34. "LIEUTENANT GENERAL GARRY R. TREXLER" . Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  35. "Major General James A. Hawkins" . Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  36. "U.S. Government Manual 2004-2005 Edition" (PDF). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  37. "Major General Scott S. Custer" . Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  38. https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/who_is_who_69473.htm
  39. https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/108770/lieutenant-general-craig-a-franklin/
  40. https://www.gomo.army.mil/public/announcement/usa-1923
  41. https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/108814/jacqueline-d-van-ovost/
  42. https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-dumont/details/experience/
  43. https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/467046/general-glen-d-vanherck/
  44. https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Career/Detailing/Flag/March%202021%20Roster%20(Public).pdf?ver=8R3RhnO0G-u8RDdschL-_A%3d%3d
  45. https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Career/Detailing/Flag/May%202021%20Roster%20(Public).pdf?ver=8R3RhnO0G-u8RDdschL-_A%3d%3d
  46. https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Career/Detailing/Flag/May%202021%20Roster%20(Public).pdf?ver=8R3RhnO0G-u8RDdschL-_A%3d%3d

See also