the President
There is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from the officers of the regular components of the armed forces. The Chairman serves at the pleasure of the President for a term of four years, beginning on October 1 of an odd-numbered year.
Q. Who is General Lyman Lemnitzer?
Lyman Louis Lemnitzer (August 29, 1899 – November 12, 1988) was a United States Army general who served as the fourth chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1960 to 1962. He then served as the Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO from 1963 to 1969.
Table of Contents
- Q. Who is General Lyman Lemnitzer?
- Q. What does the Joint Chiefs of Staff do?
- Q. Who was the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1962?
- Q. Who was the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs under Kennedy?
- Q. Is there a five star general?
- Q. Who is DoD head?
- Q. Where did Lyman Lemnitzer go to high school?
- Q. When did Lyman Lemnitzer become a general?
- Q. What did Lyman Lemnitzer want to do with Cuba?
Q. What does the Joint Chiefs of Staff do?
Joint Chiefs of Staff, panel of high-ranking U.S. military officers who advise the president of the United States and other civilian leaders on military issues. As an advisory body, the Joint Chiefs of Staff do not lead combat forces and have no executive or command authority over troops in their services.
Q. Who was the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1962?
Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
| name | military branch | dates of service |
|---|---|---|
| Gen. Lyman L. Lemnitzer | U.S. Army | Oct. 1, 1960–Sept. 30, 1962 |
| Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor | U.S. Army | Oct. 1, 1962–July 1, 1964 |
| Gen. Earle G. Wheeler | U.S. Army | July 3, 1964–July 1, 1970 |
| Adm. Thomas H. Moorer | U.S. Navy | July 2, 1970–June 30, 1974 |
Q. Who was the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs under Kennedy?
President John F. Kennedy stands with the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the West Wing Colonnade of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L.
Q. Is there a five star general?
The five-star rank still exists, although no U.S. officers have held it since the death of General Bradley in 1981. The president may promote a general or admiral to five-star rank at any time, with Senate approval.
Q. Who is DoD head?
Lloyd Austin
| United States Secretary of Defense | |
|---|---|
| Incumbent Lloyd Austin since January 22, 2021 | |
| United States Department of Defense Office of the Secretary of Defense | |
| Style | Mr. Secretary (informal) The Honorable (formal) |
| Status | Leader and chief executive |
Q. Where did Lyman Lemnitzer go to high school?
Lemnitzer was born on August 29, 1899 in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. He was raised Lutheran, and graduated from Honesdale High School in 1917. He then entered the United States Military Academy at West Point, from which he graduated in 1920 with a commission as a second lieutenant in the United States Army Coast Artillery Corps .
Q. When did Lyman Lemnitzer become a general?
Lemnitzer was promoted to the rank of general and named commander of US Army forces in the Far East and of the Eighth Army in March 1955.
Q. What did Lyman Lemnitzer want to do with Cuba?
Lemnitzer approved the plans known as Operation Northwoods in 1962, a proposed plan to discredit the Castro regime and create support for military action against Cuba by staging false flag acts of terrorism and developing “a Communist Cuban terror campaign in the Miami area, in other Florida cities and even in Washington”.
