Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army

Vice Chief of Staff of the Army
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Flag of the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army
Incumbent General James J. Mingus since January 5, 2024
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.