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    Commentary  History ***"...this is the only college in the school system where the basic mission will be to give instruction on the theater and major joint task force level..."***
*General Dwight D. Eisenhower (in a memorandum to Admiral Chester W. Nimitz), 12 June 1946* [doc]  In the 1930s, few officers were qualified, either by training
or experience, to engage in joint operations. The demands of World
War II brought out the urgent need for joint action by ground, sea,
and air forces. To alleviate the friction and misunderstanding resulting from
lack of joint experience, the Joint Chiefs of Staff established an
Army and Navy Staff College (ANSCOL) in 1943. ANSCOL conducted a
four-month course that was successful in training officers for
joint command and staff duties. After the war, educational requirements for the armed forces
were fully examined. Although thorough contingency planning was
recognized as essential for waging war on a joint and combined
scale, ANSCOL, which had been established to meet the immediate
needs of war, was discontinued. A joint committee was appointed to prepare a directive for a new
school. This directive, which was approved by the Joint Chiefs of
Staff on 28 June 1946, established the Armed Forces Staff College
(AFSC). Responsibility for the operation and maintenance of its
facilities was charged to the Chief of Naval Operations.** Following a temporary residence in Washington, D.C., AFSC was
established in Norfolk, Virginia, on 13 August 1946. The site,
formerly a U.S. Naval Receiving Station, was selected by the
Secretaries of War and Navy because of its immediate availability
and its proximity to varied high-level military activities. There
were 150 students from all Services in the first class. They
assembled in converted administration buildings on 3 February 1947
to be greeted by the first commandant, Air Force Lieutenant General
Delos C. Emmons. The faculty officers came from joint assignments
in all theaters of World War II. With the construction of Normandy Hall in 1962, AFSC completed
its transition from a temporary to a permanent institution. AFSC
was assigned to the National Defense University on 12 August 1981.
In the summer of 1990, AFSC changed from an intermediate joint
professional military education school to a TDY institution where
Phase II of the Chairman's Program for Joint Education is
taught. On October 30, 2000, the President signed the Defense Authorization Bill renaming Armed Forces Staff College (AFSC) to Joint Forces Staff College (JFSC). The staff, faculty, and students are assigned by each Service to foster a joint atmosphere. **JFSC Historical Documents  Memorandum for General Eisenhower from Admiral Nimitz     Memorandum for Admiral Nimitz from General Eisenhower     From: Secretary of            the Navy - Establishment of the Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia
 JFSC Commandants **Lieutenant General Delos C. Emmons, USAF**
13 August 1946 – 29 June 1948 **Vice Admiral John L. Hall, Jr., USN**
30 June 1948 – 5 July 1951 **Lieutenant General Andrew D. Bruce, USA**
6 July 1951 – 1 July 1954 **Lieutenant General David M. Schlatter, USAF**
1 July 1954 – 31 July 1957 **Vice Admiral Charles Wellborn, Jr., USN**
31 July 1957 – 20 March 1960 **Major General John S. Upham, Jr., USA**
1 June 1960 – 30 April 1962 **Major General Robert H. Wienecke, USA**
28 May 1962 – 10 July 1963 **Major General Stanley Holtoner, USAF**
22 July 1963 – 16 July 1965 **Rear Admiral Lawrence R. Daspit, USN**
16 July 1965 – 31 October 1967 **Major General Frank W. Norris, USA**
1 November1967 – 16 November1970 **Major General James F. Kirkendall, USAF**
16 November 1970 – 25 January 1974 **Rear Admiral Jeremiah A Denton, Jr., USN**
25 January 1974 – 28 June 1977 **Major General L. Gordon Hill, Jr., USA**
28 June 1977 – 30 June 1980 **Major General Robert B. Tanguy, USAF**
30 June 1980 – 30 July 1981 **Major General Thomas G. Darling, USAF**
30 July 1981 – 1 August 1984 **Major General Kenneth A Jolemore, USA**
1 August 1984 – 30 July 1987 **Major General John R. Dailey, USMC**
30 July 1987 – 28 July 1989 **Brigadier General Stanley Kwieciak, Jr., USA**
28 July 1989 – 8 November 1991 **Brigadier General Monroe S. Sams, Jr., USAF**
8 November 1991 – 24 August 1993 **Brigadier General Marvin R. Esmond, USAF**
24 August 1993 – 5 Apri1 1995 **Brigadier General Roger E. Carleton, USAF**
5 April 1995 – 16 July 1996 **Brigadier General William R. Looney Ill, USAF**
16 July 1996 – 19 June 1998 **Major General Franklin J. Blaisdell, USAF**
26 June 1998 – 9 June 2000 **Major General Edward L. LaFountaine, USAF**
9 June 2000 – 9 May 2002 **Brigadier General Roosevelt Mercer, Jr., USAF**
9 May 2002 – 3 January 2003 **Interim Commandant – Mr. C. Stanley Romes**
3 January 2003 – 27 June 2003 **Major General Kenneth J. Quinlan, Jr., USA**
27 June 2003 – 6 October 2006 **Major General Byron S. Bagby, USA**
6 October 2006 – 25 July 2008 **Interim Commandant – COL Joseph J. Frazier, USA**
25 July 2008 – 15 September 2008 **Brigadier General Katherine P. Kasun, USA**
15 September 2008 – 30 September 2009 **Interim Commandant – COL Joseph J. Frazier, USA**
1 October 2009 – 4 December 2009 **Brigadier General Marvin T. Smoot, Jr., USAF**
4 December 2009 – 17 June 2011 **Major General Joseph S. Ward, JR., USAF**
17 June 2011 – 01 August 2013 **Rear Admiral John W. Smith, Jr., USN**
01 August 2013 – 23 July 2015 **Rear Admiral Brad Williamson, USN**
23 July 2015 – 13 July 2016 **Interim Commandant**–**Dr. Patricia B. Strait**
13 Jul 2016 – 11 Aug 2016 ****Rear Admiral**Jeffrey S. Ruth**, USN****
11 August 2016 – 5 Jul 2018 **Major General Lewis G. Irwin, USA**5 Jul 2018 – 3 Aug 2020 **Major General William H. Seely, USMC**3 Aug 2020 – 16 Aug 2021 **Brigadier General Voris W. McBurnette, USAR**16 Aug 2021 – Present
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