Chief of Staff of the United States Army
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The Chief of Staff of the United States Army (CSA) is the highest ranking officer in the United States Army and is member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.[1] Prior to 1903, the military head of the Army was the Commanding General of the United States Army.
The CSA reports directly to the Secretary of the Army for army matters and assists in the secretary's external affairs functions including: presenting and enforcing Army policies, plans, and programs. The CSA submits army budgets and projections to the Secretary of Defense, executive branch, and Congress. The Chief of Staff also directs the Inspector General to perform inspections and investigations as required. The Chief of Staff also presides over the Army Staff and represents Army capabilities, requirements, policy, plans, and programs in Joint fora.[2] Under the authority of the Secretary of the Army, the CSA also designates army personnel and army resources to the commanders of Unified Combatant Commands.[3] He also performs all other functions prescribed under 10 U.S.C. § 3033 or delegates those duties and responsibilities to other officers in his administration in his name. Like the other joint chiefs, the Chief of Staff is an administrative position and has no operational command authority over United States army forces.
The CSA is nominated by the President and must be confirmed by majority vote from the Senate.[4] By statute, the CSA is appointed as a four-star general.[4] The current CSA is General George W. Casey.
[edit] U.S. Army Chiefs of Staff
| Name | Photo | Term began | Term ended | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | LTG Samuel B. M. Young |  |
15 August 1903 | 8 January 1904 |
| 2. | LTG Adna Chaffee |  |
19 August 1904 | 14 January 1906 |
| 3. | LTG John C. Bates |  |
15 January 1906 | 13 April 1906 |
| 4. | MG J. Franklin Bell |  |
14 April 1906 | 21 April 1910 |
| 5. | MG Leonard Wood |  |
22 April 1910 | 21 April 1914 |
| 6. | MG William Wallace Wotherspoon |  |
22 April 1914 | 16 November 1914 |
| 7. | MG Hugh L. Scott |  |
17 November 1914 | 22 September 1917 |
| 8. | GEN Tasker H. Bliss |  |
23 September 1917 | 19 May 1918 |
| 9. | GEN Peyton C. March |  |
20 May 1918 | 30 June 1921 |
| 10. | General of the Armies John J. Pershing |  |
1 July 1921 | 13 September 1924 |
| 11. | MG John L. Hines |  |
14 September 1924 | 20 November 1926 |
| 12. | GEN Charles Pelot Summerall |  |
21 November 1926 | 20 November 1930 |
| 13. | MG Douglas MacArthur |  |
21 November 1930 | 1 October 1935 |
| 14. | GEN Malin Craig |  |
2 October 1935 | 31 August 1939 |
| 15. | General of the Army George Marshall |  |
1 September 1939 | 18 November 1945 |
| 16. | General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower |  |
19 November 1945 | 6 February 1948 |
| 17. | GEN Omar Bradley |  |
7 February 1948 | 15 August 1949 |
| 18. | GEN J. Lawton Collins |  |
16 August 1949 | 14 August 1953 |
| 19. | GEN Matthew B. Ridgway |  |
15 August 1953 | 29 June 1955 |
| 20. | GEN Maxwell D. Taylor |  |
30 June 1955 | 30 June 1959 |
| 21. | GEN Lyman L. Lemnitzer |  |
1 July 1959 | 30 September 1960 |
| 22. | GEN George H. Decker |  |
1 October 1960 | 30 September 1962 |
| 23. | GEN Earle G. Wheeler |  |
1 October 1962 | 2 July 1964 |
| 24. | GEN Harold K. Johnson |  |
3 July 1964 | 2 July 1968 |
| 25. | GEN William C. Westmoreland |  |
3 July 1968 | 30 June 1972 |
| (Acting) | GEN Bruce Palmer, Jr. |  |
1 July 1972 | 11 October 1972 |
| 26. | GEN Creighton W. Abrams |  |
12 October 1972 | 4 September 1974 |
| 27. | GEN Frederick C. Weyand |  |
3 October 1974 | 30 September 1976 |
| 28. | GEN Bernard W. Rogers |  |
1 October 1976 | 21 June 1979 |
| 29. | GEN Edward C. Meyer |  |
22 June 1979 | 21 June 1983 |
| 30. | GEN John A. Wickham, Jr. |  |
23 July 1983 | 23 June 1987 |
| 31. | GEN Carl E. Vuono |  |
23 June 1987 | 21 June 1991 |
| 32. | GEN Gordon R. Sullivan |  |
21 June 1991 | 20 June 1995 |
| 33. | GEN Dennis J. Reimer |  |
20 June 1995 | 21 June 1999 |
| 34. | GEN Eric K. Shinseki |  |
21 June 1999 | 11 June 2003 |
| 35. | GEN Peter J. Schoomaker |  |
1 August 2003 | 10 April 2007 |
| 36. | GEN George W. Casey, Jr. | |
10 April 2007 | [5] |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ [1] 10 USC 151. Joint Chiefs of Staff: composition; functions
- ^ ""General George Casey - Chief of Staff Army"". http://www.army.mil/leaders/leaders/csa/index.html. Retrieved on 22 September 2007.
- ^ [2] 10 USC 165. Combatant commands: administration and support
- ^ a b [3] 10 USC 3033. Chief of Staff
- ^ Historical Resources Branch, United States Army Center of Military History
- Chronological List of Senior Officers of the United States Army, in Bell, William Gardner. COMMANDING GENERALS AND CHIEFS OF STAFF 1775-2005: Portraits & Biographical Sketches of the United States Army's Senior Officer, Center of Military History, United States Army, 2005. (ISBN 0-16-072376-0)
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