Secretary Rumsfeld congratulates the new Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (left) congratulates the new Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani Jr., U.S. Navy, in the Pentagon on Aug. 12, 2005. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard B. Myers, U.S. Air Force, administered the oath of office to Giambastiani as the 7th vice chairman succeeding Marine Gen. Peter Pace as the nation's second highest-ranking military officer. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.05 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 666609-C-GRA59-718.jpg Photo Gallery