Chairman of the Joints Chiefs Inauguration 2017. Seated from left to right: Admiral Paul F. Zukunft (Commandant of the Coast Guard), Admiral John M. Richardson (Chief of Naval Operations), General Mark A. Milley (Chief of Staff of the Army), General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. (Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff), General Robert B. Neller (Commandant of the Marine Corps), General David L. Goldfein (Chief of Staff of the Air Force), and General Joseph L. Lengyel (Chief of the National Guard Bureau). Staff Sgt. Austin Thomas
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Almanac: Leaders
June 1, 2020
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