Reorganization of the Department of Defense: Hearings Before the Investigations Subcommittee of the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, Ninety-ninth Congress, Second Session, Hearings Held February 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27; March 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 1986, Volume 5U.S. Government Printing Office, 1987 - 1119 pages |
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Page 357 - Chairman; the Chief of Staff of the Army; the Chief of Naval Operations; the Chief of Staff of the Air Force; and the Commandant of the Marine Corps. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the principal military adviser to the President, the National Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense.
Page 835 - Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It is always a pleasure to appear before this...
Page 742 - June 30, 1868, and for other purposes/' especially the second section thereof, which provides, among other things, that "all orders and instructions relating to military operations issued by the President or Secretary of War shall be issued through the General of the Army, and, in case of his inability, through the next in rank...
Page 739 - It would amount to nothing more than the supreme command and direction of the military and naval forces, as first general and admiral of the Confederacy; while that of the British king extends to the declaring of war and to the raising and regulating of fleets and armies — all which, by the Constitution under consideration, would appertain to the legislature.
Page 1031 - Secretaries of the Military Departments, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the...
Page 1010 - Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or...
Page 464 - Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, constitute the immediate military staff of the Secretary of Defense. The Joint Chiefs of Staff are the principal military advisers to the President, the National Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense.
Page 742 - Senate ; and any orders or instructions relating to military operations issued contrary to the requirements of this section shall be null and void; and any officer who shall issue...
Page 739 - Congress has the power not only to raise and support and govern armies, but to declare war. It has, therefore, the power to provide by law for carrying on war. This power necessarily extends to all legislation essential to the prosecution of war with vigor and success, except such as interfere with the command of the forces and the conduct of campaigns.
Page 1027 - ... selected by the Chairman in consultation with the other members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and with the approval of the Secretary of Defense. Officers assigned to serve on the Joint Staff are selected by the Chairman in approximate equal numbers from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. The...