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John Daniel "Razin" Caine is an American general who has served as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff since 2025. He served as the associate director for military affairs at the Central Intelli
Official portrait, 2025
Major General Najim Abdullah al-Jubouri (left) with Caine in Mosul, Iraq, June 2018
Caine speaking at the Pentagon following airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, June 2025
Caine (right) arrives at Ciampino Airport in Rome, Italy, May 15, 2025
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the presiding officer of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The chairman is the highest-ranking and most senior military personnel in the United States Armed Force
Dan Caine
…John Daniel "Razin" Caine (born August 10, 1968) is an American general who has served as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff since 2025. He served as the associate director for military affairs at the Central Intelligence Agency from 2021 to 2024. Caine graduated from the…
JCS chairman General George Scratchley Brown with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld during testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee on January 15, 1976.
General Omar Bradley is sworn in as the 1st chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by Secretary of Defense Louis A. Johnson on August 16, 1949.
Admiral Michael Mullen is sworn in as the 17th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by his predecessor, General Peter Pace on October 1, 2007.