A system of `` gold '' -- actually yellow -- phones connects him with the offices and action stations of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the SAC commander and other key men.

The advisory House of Chiefs represents the eight principal subgroups of the Batswana people, and four other members are elected by the subchiefs of four of the districts.

Normally, such responsibilities deserving of the Defense Distinguished Service Medal are held by the most senior officers such as the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Chiefs and Vice Chiefs of the Services, and Commanders and Deputy Commanders of the Combatant Commands, the Director of the Joint Staff etc., whose duties bring them frequently into direct contact with the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and other senior government officials.

A diplomatic row with China erupted on 5 May 2005, when President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan arrived for a private visit and was welcomed at a private function at Suva's Sheraton Resort by Vice-President Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi, Ratu Ovini Bokini ( Chairman of the Great Council of Chiefs ), Senate President Taito Waqavakatoga and several other Senators and MPs, and several judges including Chief Justice Daniel Fatiaki.

The name also followed a theme of the other professional franchises in the city, including the Kansas City Chiefs football team and the-then Kansas City Kings basketball franchise.

The Office of Strategic Services was established by a Presidential military order issued by President Roosevelt on June 13, 1942, to collect and analyze strategic information required by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and to conduct special operations not assigned to other agencies.

Powell and his team began work at 0400 each day to digest radio intercepts and other intelligence data ( such as estimating how many tanks Rommel currently had and what his likely plans were ) ready to present to the Chiefs of Staff at 0900.

Joint multichannel trunking and switching system: That composite multichannel trunking and switching system formed from assets of the Services, the Defense Communications System, other available systems, and / or assets controlled by the Joint Chiefs of Staff to provide an operationally responsive, survivable communication system, preferably in a mobile / transportable / recoverable configuration, for the joint force commander in an area of operations.

The Secretary of Defense by statute also exercises " authority, direction and control " over the three Secretaries of the military departments ( Secretary of the Army, Secretary of the Navy, and Secretary of the Air Force ), the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the other members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ( Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army Chief of Staff, Commandant of the Marine Corps, Chief of Naval Operations, and Air Force Chief of Staff ), the Combatant Commanders of the Unified Combatant Commands, the Directors of the Defense Agencies ( for example the Director of the National Security Agency ) and of the DoD Field Activities.

As a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he and the other service chiefs function ( ed ) as the military advisers to the Secretary of Defense, the National Security Council, and the President.

Depending on the subject under discussion, as many as a score of other senior Cabinet members and advisers, including the Secretary of the Treasury, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Director of Central Intelligence, attended and participated.

Gillman was one of only two head coaches to hold that position for the entire 10-year existence of the American Football League ( the other was Hank Stram, who coached the Dallas Texans and Kansas City Chiefs from 1960 through 1974 ).

# Researchers on the staff of the National Archives have searched in the records of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Headquarters U. S. Air Force, and in other related files.

Jules, Chief Pfeifer and several other FDNY Chiefs were inside the lobby of Tower 1 when Tower 2 is hit by the second aircraft and when Tower 2 eventually collapsed ( Gédéon, meanwhile, is back at the firehouse, filming the reactions of probie Tony Benetatos and the rest of the firefighters from the next shift as they try to deal with the disaster ).

King and other members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff favored blockading Japanese forces in the Philippines and attacking Formosa ( Taiwan ) to give the Americans and Australians control of the sea routes between Japan and southern Asia.

Keane submitted his application to the Standing Council of Irish Chiefs and Chieftains in 2001, but no action one way or the other has been taken.

Most White House Chiefs of Staff are former politicians, and many continue their political careers in other senior roles.

Australian Defence Force officers serve as aides-de-camp to specific senior appointments, such as the Queen, Governor-General, state governors, Defence Force Chiefs and other specified Army, Navy and Air Force command appointments.

The Operational Command was joint Allied South East Asia Command in the South-East Asian Theater The American General Joseph Stilwell commanded the operational Northern Combat Area Command and used his other positions to communicate directly with Joint Chiefs of Staff about some operational matters.

The Hawaii Chiefs drew well, but other teams felt the air travel was prohibitive.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff ( JCS ) is a body of senior uniformed leaders in the United States Department of Defense who advise the Secretary of Defense, the Homeland Security Council, the National Security Council and the President on military matters.

At the Casablanca Conference in January 1943, with the end of the North African Campaign in sight, the political leaders and the military Chiefs of Staff of the US and Britain met to discuss future strategy.

The cultural Gaelic aspect did not extend into actual politics ; while nationalists were interested in the surviving Chiefs of the Name, the descendants of the former Gaelic clan leaders, the chiefs were not involved in politics, nor noticeably interested in the attempt to recreate a Gaelic state.

As these forces prepared to invade, including elements of the 82nd Airborne already in the air, a diplomatic element led by former President Jimmy Carter, U. S. Senator Sam Nunn and retired Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Colin Powell persuaded the leaders of Haiti to step down and allow the elected officials to return to power.

It has carried articles by Secretaries of Defense Caspar Weinberger, Dick Cheney, and William Perry ; journalists Bob Woodward, Ben Bradlee, Evan Thomas, David Hartman, and Thomas Ricks ; every Secretary of the Navy, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and top leaders of the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard.

General McConnell's role as Chief of Staff of the Air Force, as well as that of the other members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Vietnam War, specifically under the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson and Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, has recently been the subject of significant historical research in the area relationships between senior military leaders and the civilian political leadership and has increasingly become a topical discussion issue and object lesson for officers attending the nation's senior service colleges ( i. e., Air War College, Army War College, Naval War College and National War College ).

He said it would be more constructive to hold a summit of leaders, with input from the Great Council of Chiefs and from the private sector, to discuss national issues in a more informal setting.

He was chosen to represent Rewa Province as one of 14 nominees of the Great Council of Chiefs, and the Senate subsequently elected him to preside over the upper chamber of the nation's legislature.

There was disagreement among the U. S. Joint Chiefs over two proposed strategies to defeat the Japanese Empire.

Their family is notable for their bitter feud with the Orsini family over influence in Rome until it was stopped by Papal Bull in 1511 ; in 1571 the Chiefs of both families married nieces of Pope Sixtus V.

The Chiefs of Mutalau village allowed Peniamina to land and assigned over 60 warriors to protect him day and night at the fort in Fupiu.

The Chiefs then took over at the Viking 44-yard line after punter Bob Lee's kick traveled only 39 yards.

The Dolphins were making their first Super Bowl appearance after building a 10 – 3 – 1 regular season record, including eight consecutive wins, and posting postseason victories over the Kansas City Chiefs and the Baltimore Colts.

Meanwhile, the Bills first defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, 37 – 14, avenging a 33 – 6 Monday night loss during the regular season in which the Chiefs gained over 247 rushing yards, with running backs Harvey Williams and Christian Okoye recording over 100 rushing yards each.

Both players combined for 13 tackles, while the Bills defense held running back Barry Word, who became the Chiefs ' primary rusher since the Monday Night game and rushed over 100 yards in each of Kansas City's previous 3 games, to just 50 yards.

He was a strong proponent of the blockade option over a missile strike and helped persuade the Joint Chiefs of Staff to agree with the blockade option.

As McNamara grew more and more controversial after 1966 and his differences with the President and the Joint Chiefs of Staff over Vietnam strategy became the subject of public speculation, frequent rumors surfaced that he would leave office.

Other factors were the increasing intensity of the anti-war movement in the U. S., the approaching presidential campaign in which Johnson was expected to seek re-election, and McNamara's support — over the objections of the Joint Chiefs of Staff — of construction along the 17th parallel separating South and North Vietnam of a line of fortifications running from the coast of Vietnam into Laos.

He played for the Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, and Los Angeles Raiders over the course of his 16-year career.

* The West Hempstead Chiefs Soccer Club, founded over 30 years ago has over 500 families registered for its current 2010 – 2011 season and fields teams at both the intramural level and competing in the LIJSL Travel division at the Girls and Boys Level.

* Chiefs ( TV miniseries ), based on the novel by Stuart Woods, was filmed in Chester over the course of three months in 1983.

* Super Bowl IV – Kansas City Chiefs won 23 – 7 over the Minnesota Vikings

The 1940s Chiefs were handsome and comfortable machines, capable of in standard form and over when tuned, although their increased weight hampered acceleration.

Kennedy had also stripped the CIA of responsibility for paramilitary operations like the Bay of Pigs and turned them over to the U. S. Department of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, which, as Commander in Chief, Kennedy could more directly control.

In the absence of the Chairman, the Vice Chairman presides over the meetings of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.