Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

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The position of Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was created by the Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986. The Vice Chairman is a four-star-general or admiral and by law the second highest ranking member of the U.S. Armed Forces (after the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff). In the absence of the Chairman, the Vice Chairman presides over the meetings of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He may also perform such duties as the Chairman may prescribe.

Past Vice Chairmen of the JCS have included:

1. Robert T. Herres, USAF (February 6, 1987 - February 28, 1990)
2. David E. Jeremiah, USN (March 1, 1990 - February 28, 1994)
3. William A. Owens, USN (March 1, 1994 - February 27, 1996)
4. Joseph W. Ralston, USAF (March 1, 1996 - February 29, 2000)
5. Richard B. Myers, USAF (February 29, 2000 - October 1, 2001)
6. Peter Pace, USMC (October 1, 2001-August 12, 2005)
7. Edmund P. Giambastiani, USN (August 12, 2005-present)