Joint Staff

§ 143. Joint Staff (a) There is under the Joint Chiefs of Staff a Joint Staff consisting of not more than 210 officers selected by the Joint Chiefs of Staff with the approval of the Chairman. The Joint Staff shall be selected in approximately equal numbers from— (1) the Army; (2) the Navy and the Marine Corps; and (3) the Air Force. The tenure of the members of the Joint Staff is subject to the approval of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (b) The Joint Chiefs of Staff, with the approval of the Secretary of Defense, shall select the Director of the Joint Staff. The tenure of the Director is subject to the Secretary’s approval. The Director must be an officer junior in grade to each member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (c) The Joint Staff, operating under the Director, shall perform such duties as the Joint Chiefs of Staff direct. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff manages the Joint Staff and its director.