Chief of the Defence Staff (Atmora)

Chief of the Defence Staff
Chef Defensiestaf
Flag of the Chief of the Defence Staff
Incumbent Grand Admiral Cassidy J. Volkova since 5 May 2088
Department of National Defence
Abbreviation	CDS
Member of	Defence Council • Chiefs of Staff Committe • Privy Council • High Command
Reports to	Commander-in-Chief
Nominator	Defence Minister
Appointer	Commander-in-Chief
Term length	At Her Majesty's pleasure
First holder	Field Marshal Sijbrand van Manstein
Deputy	Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff

The Chief of the Defence Staff (Dutch: Chef Defensiestaf, CDS) is the highest-ranking military officer in the Atmoran Armed Forces and is the principal military advisor to the Commander-in-Chief, Prime Minister, Defence Council, and the Minister of National Defence. On behalf of the Minister of National Defence, he is responsible for operational policy, strategic planning and for preparing and executing military operations carried out by the Armed forces.

Subordinate to the Chief of the Defence Staff are the commanders of the branches of the Armed Forces, the Chief of Spatial Operations, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, and Chief of the Marechaussee Staff, and the commanders of the Joint Support Service and Joint Medical Service.

Responsibilities

The main role of the Chief of Defence is as an intermediary between the Ministry of National Defence and the High Command of the Atmoran Armed Forces. He makes operational policy and is responsible to the Commander-in-Chief for military-strategic planning, operations and deployment of the Armed Forces. The Chief of the Defence Staff is the direct commanding officer of the commanders of the branches of the Armed forces.

List of Chiefs of the Defence Staff

No. Portrait Chiefs of the Defence Staff Took Office Left Office Time in Office Defence branch 1 Field Marshal Baron Sijbrand van Manstein (1898–1987) 18 May 1942 7 April 1948 Atmoran Army 2 Field Marshal Jonkheer Klaas van Corbach-Boesschen (1898–1987) 7 April 1948 14 September 1956 Atmoran Army 3 Grand Admiral Count Jan-Pieter van Guderian (1907–1997) 14 September 1956 7 March 1962 Imperial Atmoran Navy 4 Marshal of the Air Force Gerrit-Jan Koppelman (1909–2001) 7 March 1962 27 October 1968 Imperial Atmoran Air Force 5 Field Marshal Percival Thomas L. Bridget, 13th Duke of Dalkeith (1911-2013) 27 October 1968 7 June 1973 Atmoran Army 6 Grand Admiral Baron Mechiel van Koninenbeldt (1911-2023) 27 October 1968 7 June 1973 Imperial Atmoran Navy 7 Marshal of the Air Force Ridder Wouter Berendsen op de Schulenborg (1921-2012) 7 June 1973 1 November 1979 Imperial Atmoran Air Force 8 Field Marshal Adolf Heusinger (1903-2016) 1 November 1979 9 May 1986 Atmoran Army 9 Grand Admiral Laurence DeWolff (1913-2008) 9 May 1986 17 September 1991 Imperial Atmoran Navy 10 Marshal of the Air Force Jan-Bart Sijbrandse (1921-2026) 17 September 1991 8 July 1999 Imperial Atmoran Air Force 11 Field Marshal Matthijs Ruitenbach (1957-2073) 8 July 1999 26 October 2005 Atmoran Army 12 Grand Admiral Count Arthur van Guderian (1964-2082) 26 October 2005 3 March 2011 Imperial Atmoran Navy 13 Marshal of the Air Force Count Jan-Hendrik van Roenhorst (1964–2078) 3 March 2011 19 September 2016 Imperial Atmoran Air Force 14 Field Marshal Mathijn Hendriks op Weteringe (1953-2064) 19 September 2016 21 May 2021 Atmoran Army 15 Grand Admiral Korneel van Lohuizen (1971-2082) 21 May 2021 6 September 2026 Imperial Atmoran Navy 16 Marshal of the Air Force Vincent van den Fange (1973–2081) 6 September 2026 19 May 2037 Imperial Atmoran Air Force 17 Field Marshal Sofia Marysa Dunford (1962-2073) 19 May 2037 14 July 2049 Atmoran Army 18 Grand Admiral Count Walter van Alphen (2005-2082) 14 July 2049 6 June 2082 Imperial Atmoran Navy 19 Marshal of the Air Force Sebastiaan van Amelsfoort (born 2017) 13 June 2082 5 May 2088 Imperial Atmoran Air Force 20 Grand Admiral Cassandra Janessa Volkova (born 2033) 5 May 2088 Incumbent Imperial Atmoran Space Command