Vice Director of the Joint Staff

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Vice Director of the Joint Staff
Joint Chiefs of Staff seal (2).svg
Seal of the Joint Staff
RADM Paul C. Spedero Jr.jpg
since 21 July 2025
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 of Joint Staff support activities, including administration and action management, budget, information technology 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
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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
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Major General
John M. Reynolds
~30 April 1962~January 1963~246 days U.S. Air Force service mark.svg
U.S. Air Force
[7] [8]
3
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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 U.S. Air Force service mark.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
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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 U.S. Air Force service mark.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 U.S. Air Force service mark.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 U.S. Air Force service mark.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 U.S. Air Force service mark.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 U.S. Air Force service mark.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 U.S. Air Force service mark.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 U.S. Air Force service mark.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 U.S. Air Force service mark.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 U.S. Air Force service mark.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 U.S. Air Force service mark.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 U.S. Air Force service mark.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 U.S. Air Force service mark.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
38
Maj Gen Michael L. Downs.jpg
Major General
Michael L. Downs
(born c.1971)
May 2023October 2024~1 year, 139 days U.S. Air Force service mark.svg
U.S. Air Force
39
Stephen E. Liszewski (4) (cropped).jpg
Major General
Stephen E. Liszewski
October 202421 July 2025~293 days Emblem of the United States Marine Corps.svg
U.S. Marine Corps
40
RADM Paul C. Spedero Jr.jpg
Rear Admiral
Paul C. Spedero Jr.
21 July 2025Incumbent31 days Emblem of the United States Navy.svg
U.S. Navy
[45]

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See also