[DOC] [TLE] Adm. William Crowe - Joint Chiefs of Staff [PAR] When General Vessey decided to retire, Reagan named Crowe to replace him. Admiral Crowe became the eleventh Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on 1 Octo ber l985. He was the first since Admiral Radford to come directly from the helm of a unified command. [DOC] [TLE] IN COMMAND - Admiral William J. Crowe - NYTimes.com [PAR] Aug 7, 1988 ... The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff reached out a large, bare ... IN 
COMMAND: Admiral William J. Crowe ... Sitting in the adjacent windowed 
conference room, where he could ..... Indeed, even now the Navy is fighting to 
substitute an admiral for the Army general who is slated to replace General Crist
... [DOC] [TLE] ADMIRAL REPORTED IN LINE FOR HEAD OF MILITARY CHIEFS ... [PAR] Jul 10, 1985 ... ... chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Oct. 1, and will be replaced by Adm. 
William ... By BILL KELLER, Special to the New York Times ... Admiral Crowe is a 
60-year-old former submarine commander with 39 years of service. He would be 
the first Navy man to hold the nation's top military post since Adm. [DOC] [TLE] William J. Crowe - Wikipedia [PAR] William James Crowe, Jr. (January 2, 1925  October 18, 2007) was a United 
States Navy admiral who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under 
Presidents ... He was the first chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to serve under 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - Wikipedia [PAR] The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) is, by U.S. law, the highest-
ranking military ... He also performs all other functions prescribed under 10 
U.S.C.  153 or ... Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, USN, served as the Chief of 
Staff to the .... Admiral William J. Crowe, Jr. USN, October 1, 1985, September 30, 
1989, 1460... [DOC] [TLE] Crowe, William James - NHHC - Navy [PAR] Nov 24, 2014 ... Rear Admiral Crowe returned to the Pentagon, where he served as Deputy ... 
When General Vessey decided to retire, Reagan named Crowe to replace him. 
Admiral Crowe became the eleventh Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on 1 
October 1985. He .... Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, DC. [DOC] [TLE] Retirement of Joint Chiefs' Chairman Vessey Expected - latimes [PAR] Jul 10, 1985 ... John W. Vessey Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and will nominate Adm
. William J. Crowe Jr. to replace him, ... Like Vessey, Crowe is highly regarded in 
the military and in Congress. ... He served as commander-in-chief of allied forces 
in Europe from 1981 until 1983, when he became commander... [DOC] [TLE] the chairmanship of the joint chiefs of staff - Defense Technical ... [PAR] Oct 23, 1992 ... The Public A ffairs Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ;. Air Force 
History Support .... Admiral William J. Crowe, Jr., with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 
1987 . . . . . . . . . . 33 ..... he proposed Admiral William D. Leahy, a for- mer Chief of 
..... man replaced the Chief of Naval Operations, and the House... [DOC] [TLE] Articles about Chiefs Of Staff - tribunedigital-orlandosentinel [PAR] Reagan Picks Adm. Crowe To Lead Joint Chiefs Of Staff. By United Press 
International, July 11, 1985. President Reagan announced Wednesday he will 
nominate Adm. William J. Crowe Jr., ... Colin Powell as chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff. ... Shelton, who was nominated by President Clinton, will replace 
Army Gen. [DOC] [TLE] Powell Expected To Get Top U.s. Military Job - tribunedigital ... [PAR] Aug 10, 1989 ... In choosing Powell to replace Adm. William Crowe, 64, who is ... and Air Force 
chiefs of staff, the chief of naval operations and the Marine Corps commandant. ... 
Robert Herres, currently vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs; Air Force Gen. ... ``He 
knows the bureaucratic workings of the Pentagon, the White... [DOC] [TLE] Crowe on

Question: He replaced Admiral William Crowe as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Answer: Powell