The Joint Chiefs of Staff in the JCS Gold Room at the Pentagon (standing).
The Joint Chiefs of Staff, photographed in their traditional meeting place, the JCS Gold Room at the Pentagon on Dec. 18, 1997. From left to right are: Gen. Joseph W. Ralston, U.S. Air Force, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Gen. Henry H. Shelton, U.S. Army, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Gen. Dennis J. Reimer, U.S. Army, chief of staff; Gen. Charles C. Krulak, U.S. Marine Corps, commandant; Adm. Jay L. Johnson, U.S. Navy, chief of naval operations; Gen. Michael E. Ryan, U.S. Air Force chief of staff.