The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) is by law the highest-ranking military officer in the United States Armed Forces, and the principal military adviser to the President of the United States. The Chairman outranks all respective heads of each service branch but does not have operational command authority over them or their service branches. Though technically superior in position, it is still below the rank of Office of Homeworld Security, which hold the overall command of the Tau'ri fleet as well as the defense of Earth and its interests.
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- In a dream-vision given to Dr. Daniel Jackson by Shifu, General Maurice Vidrine was the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in year 2002. (SG1: "Absolute Power")