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Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani Jr., U.S. Navy, is administered the oath of office.
Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani Jr. (left), U.S. Navy, is administered the oath of office as the 7th Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard B. Myers, U.S. Air Force, during a Pentagon ceremony on Aug. 12, 2005. Giambastiani succeeds Marine Gen. Peter Pace as the nation's second highest-ranking military officer.

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