In general, the positions listed below are not "chiefs of staff" as defined at the top of this page; they are the heads of the various forces/commands and tend to have subordinates that fulfill the "chief of staff" rolesthe most senior
staff officer managing the overall commander's staff.
In general •
Chief of the Defence •
Chief of the Defence Staff •
Chief of the General Staff •
Chief of the Army Staff •
Chief of the Air Staff •
Chief of the Naval Staff •
:Category:Vice chiefs of staff Azerbaijan •
Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces - head of General Staff of
Azerbaijani Armed Forces Canada •
Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada) •
Chief of the General Staff •
Chief of the Naval Staff •
Chief of the Air Staff France •
Chief of the Defence Staff (French: , CEMA) •
Chief of Staff of the French Air Force (French: , CEMAA) •
Chief of Staff of the French Army (French: , CEMAT) •
Chief of Staff of the French Navy (French: , CEMM) •
Chief of the Military Staff of the President of the Republic (French: , CEMP)
Ghana •
Chief of Defence Staff •
Chief of the Army Staff •
Chief of the Navy Staff •
Chief of the Air Staff Greece •
Chief of the Defence Staff (Greece) •
Chief of Staff of the Hellenic Air Force •
Chief of Staff of the Hellenic Army •
Chief of Staff of the Hellenic Navy India •
Chief of Defence Staff (Indian Armed Forces) •
Chief of the Army Staff (Indian Army) •
Chief of the Naval Staff (Indian Navy) •
Chief of the Air Staff (Indian Air Force) Indonesia •
Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army •
Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy •
Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Air Force Ireland •
Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces Israel •
Chief of the Israeli General Staff Italy •
Chief of the Defence Staff •
Chief of the Army Staff • Chief of the Navy Staff • Chief of the Air Force Staff
Pakistan •
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee •
Chief of Army Staff •
CGS •
Chief of Naval Staff •
Vice Chief of the Naval Staff •
Chief of Air Staff (Pakistan) Philippines •
Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines - exercises command and control over all elements of the
Armed Forces of the Philippines. • Chief of Staff,
Philippine Army • Chief of Naval Staff (
Philippine Navy) • Chief of Air Staff (
Philippine Air Force)
Portugal •
Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (
Portuguese: , CEMGFA) - operational commander of the
Portuguese Armed Forces • Chief of Staff of the Navy (Portuguese: , CEMA) - commander of the
Portuguese Navy • Chief of Staff of the Army (Portuguese: , CEME) - commander of the
Portuguese Army • Chief of Staff of the Air Force (Portuguese: , CEMFA) - commander of the
Portuguese Air Force Spain •
Chief of the Defence Staff •
Chief of Staff of the Army •
Chief of Staff of the Navy •
Chief of Staff of the Air Force Sri Lanka •
Chief of the Defence Staff (Sri Lanka) - the most senior appointment in the Sri Lankan Armed Forces. •
Chief of Staff of the Army - deputy commander of the
Sri Lankan Army • Chief of Staff of the Navy - deputy commander of the
Sri Lankan Navy • Chief of Staff of the Air Force - deputy commander of the
Sri Lankan Air Force United Kingdom •
Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) - the professional head of the British Armed Forces. • Chief of the Naval Staff, more commonly called the
First Sea Lord •
Chief of the General Staff, formerly the
Chief of the Imperial General Staff •
Chief of the Air Staff The
Sovereign is the Commander-in-Chief. The CDS heads the
Chiefs of Staff Committee and is assisted by the
Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff.
United States •
Joint Chiefs of Staff, headed by the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) •
Chief of Staff of the United States Army • An Army
general (O-10) serving as the senior ranking officer within the United States Army, but subordinate to any Army O-10 serving as CJCS or Vice CJCS •
Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force • An Air Force
general (O-10) serving as the senior ranking officer within the United States Air Force, but subordinate to any USAF O-10 serving as CJCS or Vice CJCS • In
unified combatant commands, headed by a
general (O-10) or Navy
admiral (O-10) • A
major general (O-8) or Navy or Coast Guard
rear admiral (O-8) overseeing the command's directorates • In military commands headed by a
lieutenant general (O-9),
vice admiral (O-9),
major general (O-8) or
rear admiral (O-8), or
brigadier general (O-7) or
rear admiral, lower half (O-7) • A
colonel (O-6) or Navy or Coast Guard
captain (O-6) overseeing the entire general officer's/flag officer's command staff; in some cases may also be referred to as an
executive assistant or
executive officer • In some commands and organizations, two officers in pay grade O-6 may be assigned as chief of staff and executive assistant, respectively. ==See also==