The Joint Staff Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge Agency overview Formed 1949 Headquarters The Pentagon Employees Approx. 1,500 Agency executive Lt Gen Glen D. VanHerck (DJS) Parent agency Department of Defense The Joint Staff ( JS ): 2020–01-24–100230-123 is a military headquarters staff based at the Pentagon, (with offices in Hampton Roads, Virginia, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington and Fort McNair, District of Columbia) composed of personnel from all the five armed services, assisting the chairman and the vice chairman in discharging their responsibilities. They work closely with the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the military department staffs, and the Combatant Command staffs. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) is assisted by the director of the Joint Staff (DJS), a three-star officer who assists the chairman with the management of the Joint Staff,...
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