Vice Chief of Staff of the Army | |
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Department of the Army Army Staff | |
Abbreviation | VCSA |
Member of | Army Staff Joint Requirements Oversight Council |
Reports to | Chief of Staff of the Army |
Seat | The Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, U.S. |
Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
Term length | Not fixed |
Constituting instrument | 10 U.S.C. § 7034 |
Precursor | Deputy Chief of Staff of the United States Army |
Formation | November 1, 1948 |
First holder | GEN J. Lawton Collins |
Succession | First in Chief of Staff succession |
Deputy | Director of the Army Staff |
Website | www.army.mil/ |
The vice chief of staff of the Army (VCSA) is the principal deputy to the chief of staff of the Army, and is the second-highest-ranking officer on active duty in the Department of the Army.
The vice chief of staff generally handles the day-to-day administration of the Army Staff, freeing the chief of staff to attend to the interservice responsibilities of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. By statute, the vice chief of staff is appointed as a four-star general in the United States Army while so serving.
The 39th and current vice chief of staff of the Army is General James J. Mingus.
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