Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

The senior member of the uniformed services of the United States, statutory senior military adviser to the President and Secretary of Defense; currently Admiral Mike Mullen; policy developer and adviser not in the operational chain of command