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,Space Force,and the chief of the National Guard Bureau. 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.
The White House chief of staff is the head of the Executive Office of the President of the United States,a cabinet position in the federal government of the United States.
William Hamilton McWhorter Jordan was an American politician who served as Chief of Staff to President of the United States Jimmy Carter.
Gunnery Sergeant (GySgt) is the seventh enlisted rank in the United States Marine Corps,above staff sergeant and below master sergeant and first sergeant,and is a senior non-commissioned officer (SNCO). It has a pay grade of E-7.
Peter Pace is a retired United States Marine Corps general who served as the 16th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Pace was the first Marine officer appointed as chairman and the first Marine officer to be appointed to three different four-star assignments;the others were as the sixth vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from October 1,2001,to August 12,2005,and as Commander-in-Chief,U.S. Southern Command from September 8,2000,to September 30,2001. Appointed chairman by President George W. Bush,Pace succeeded U.S. Air Force General Richard Myers on September 30,2005.
Carl Epting Mundy Jr. was a United States Marine Corps four-star general who served as the 30th Commandant of the Marine Corps and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from July 1,1991,until his retirement on June 30,1995,after 42 years of service. He was notable for his opposition to military service by gay people and for helping to shape the military's "don't ask,don't tell" policy of 1993.
Counselor to the President is a title used by high-ranking political advisors to the president of the United States and senior members of the White House Office.
Major General Donald R. Gardner is a retired United States Marine Corps officer and former president of the Marine Corps University.
John Vincent Brennan was a United States Marine Corps officer and political aide. He is best known as being President Richard Nixon's post-resignation chief of staff.
General Thomas Rowland Morgan served as Assistant Commandant of the United States Marine Corps from June 1986 until he retired on July 1,1988,after completion of more than 36 years of active service.
Major General James L. Williams (Ret.) was the commanding general of the 4th Marine Division,a position he was appointed to in April 2007.
Richard LaFollette Wright is an American political leader who held a number of positions at both the state and national level. He served as chief of staff to the governor of New Jersey in the Cabinet of Governor Jim Florio. He was National Finance Director in the presidential campaign of Senator Bill Bradley. He worked on the energy task force of President Jimmy Carter and as a senior advisor in the United States Department of Energy. Prior to joining the government,he was Executive Director of Amnesty International in Washington,D.C.
David Hilberry Berger is a retired United States Marine Corps general who served as the 38th commandant of the Marine Corps from 2019 to 2023.
Luther F. "Fred" Carter is an American university president and a former senior governmental official. He is the 4th President of Francis Marion University in Florence,South Carolina. He assumed office in 1999.
Warren "Bill" Gulley was an American military non-commissioned officer (NCO) who,in retirement,served (1968–1977) as the first civilian chief of the White House Military Office. In that position he amassed substantial political influence and established a sometimes feared reputation.
Kenneth Franklin McKenzie Jr. is a retired United States Marine Corps general who served as the 14th commander of the United States Central Command from March 28,2019 to April 1,2022. He served as Director of the Joint Staff from July 5,2017 after having previously served for two years as Director of Strategic Plans and Policy (J-5) on the Joint Staff.
John H. Admire is a retired U.S. Marine major general. Admire is a decorated veteran of Vietnam War and previously served as commanding general of 1st Marine Division.
The presidential transition of Ronald Reagan began when he won the 1980 United States presidential election,becoming the president-elect,and ended when Reagan was inaugurated at noon EST on January 20,1981.
The presidential transition of Jimmy Carter began when he won the 1976 United States presidential election,becoming the president-elect,and ended when Carter was inaugurated at noon EST on January 20,1977.
