Joint Chiefs of Staff
Clash Royale CLAN TAG #URR8PPP For the South Korean group, see Joint Chiefs of Staff (Republic of Korea). Joint Chiefs of Staff JCS Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge Role Advisory board providing professional military advice to the Secretary of Defense and the President Established in practice 1942 Constituting instrument National Security Act of 1947 currently codified at 10 U.S.C. § 151 Predecessor entities Joint Board (1903–1942) Members Chairman Joseph Dunford Vice Chairman Paul J. Selva Number of members Seven Administration Parent agency U.S. Department of Defense Staff organization The Joint Staff (for the Chairman and the Vice Chairman; the service chiefs and the National Guard Bureau chief have their own staffs assisting them) Seat The Pentagon The Joint Chiefs of Staff ( JCS ) is a body of senior uniformed leaders in the United States Department of Defense who advise the President of the United States, the Secretary of Defense, the Homeland Sec...