Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senior-most military leaders who advise U.S. executive government
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| April 11 2025 | General J. Daniel Caine appointed as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by Donald J. Trump. |
| February 21 2025 | Admiral James W. Kilby appointed as Acting Chief of Naval Operations. |
| February 21 2025 | Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth controversially terminates both General Charles Q. Brown Jr. (JCS Chairman) and Admiral Lisa Franchetti (Chief of Naval Operations), marking the first time two JCS members have been dismissed since the organization's creation in 1947. |
| February 21 2025 | Admiral Christopher W. Grady becomes Acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. |
| February 21 2025 | Admiral Lisa Franchetti, the first woman to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff and chief of naval operations, was simultaneously fired by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. |
| February 21 2025 | Charles Q. Brown Jr., the first African-American chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was fired by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, marking an unprecedented removal of a sitting chairman. |
| January 21 2025 | Admiral Kevin E. Lunday becomes Acting Commandant of the Coast Guard. |
| October 2 2024 | General Steven S. Nordhaus becomes Chief of the National Guard Bureau, nominated by President Joseph R. Biden. |
| November 3 2023 | Troy E. Black is sworn in as the SEAC by General Charles Q. Brown Jr., replacing previous SEAC Ramón Colón-López, continuing the leadership of this critical advisory position. |
| November 2 2023 | Admiral Lisa Franchetti becomes the first woman to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff as Chief of Naval Operations. |
| November 2 2023 | General David W. Allvin becomes Chief of Staff of the Air Force, nominated by President Joseph R. Biden. |
| October 1 2023 | General Charles Q. Brown Jr. takes up the post of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. |
| September 22 2023 | General Eric M. Smith becomes Commandant of the Marine Corps, nominated by President Joseph R. Biden. |
| September 21 2023 | General Randy A. George becomes Chief of Staff of the Army, nominated by President Joseph R. Biden. |
| May 25 2023 | President Joe Biden nominates General Charles Q. Brown Jr. to become the 21st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. |
| November 2 2022 | General B. Chance Saltzman becomes Chief of Space Operations, nominated by President Joseph R. Biden. |
| December 20 2021 | Admiral Christopher W. Grady begins his tenure as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. |
| 2020 | General Charles Q. Brown Jr. becomes the first African American appointed to lead a service branch as Chief of Staff of the Air Force. |
| December 2020 | Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper tasked the Joint Staff with developing a Joint Warfighting Concept for the services by the end of December. |
| December 20 2020 | The chief of space operations became a statutory member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, expanding the leadership composition of the military advisory body. |
| September 2020 | Joint Chiefs and Combatant Commanders witnessed demonstrations of the Joint All-domain Command and Control (JADC2) concept. |
| December 20 2019 | The U.S. Space Force was established through the National Defense Authorization Act of 2020. |
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