Synonyms for joint chiefs of staff
joint chiefs of staff

Princeton's WordNet

1. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Joint Chiefsnoun

   the executive agency that advises the President on military questions; composed of the chiefs of the United States Army and the United States Navy and the United States Air Force and the commandant of the United States Marine Corps

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1. • Executive Agency
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1. Donald Trump:

   I was given the biggest award by the Marines the other day, one of the biggest civilian awards by the Marines the other day, i was with all of the Marines, I was with the new head of the joint chiefs of staff, he's a very impressive guy, at the Waldorf Astoria the other night. I was given one of the most distinguished awards, which was a great honor for me.

2. Defense Department spokesperson Sue Gough:

   Any allegations that we have not been providing information on troop numbers or force posture to the( Defense Department) Agency Review Team is inaccurate, the ART has met with nearly all of the commanders of the geographic combatant commands... the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Vice Chairman.

3. Director Christopher Miller:

   The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the highest-ranking military officer whose sole role is providing military-specific advice to the president, and by law is prohibited from exercising executive authority to command forces, the chain of command runs from the President to the Secretary of Defense, not through the Chairman.

4. Jonathan Hoffman:

   The Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff briefed the President yesterday on plans to redeploy 9,500 troops from Germany.

5. Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan:

   That's one of the things that the Chairman( of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) and I have talked quite a bit about and I'm continuing conversations. I am going to work very closely with the new acting secretary( of the Department of Homeland Security), what I would say is as the situation there deteriorates, it's pretty elastic in terms of demand on us, so I would expect shortly here to have another request for assistance.