Chief of the Defence Staff General Sir Nicholas Houghton GCB CBE ADC Gen during a visit to Camp Bastion, Afghanistan in November 2013. The Chief of the Defence Staff is the professional head of the Armed Forces and principal military adviser to the Secretary of State for Defence and the government. The role reports to the Secretary of State and the Prime Minister. *Organization: Army *Object Name: AMOC-CCT-2013-270-004_1 *Category: MOD *Supplemental Categories: People, Army, Operations, Theatres, Afghanistan *Keywords: General Sir Nicholas Houghton, Ministry of Defence, MoD, Personnel, Chief, Staff, Defence, CDS, Army, Identifiable, Soldiers, Male, Man, Officer, General, Gen, Operation, Op, Campaign, Herrick, Afghanistan, Helmand, Bastion, Camp *Country: Afghanistan