Winnefeld Receives French Medal Gerard Araud, French ambassador to the United States, awards U.S. Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the National Order of Merit, commander class, in Washington, D.C., May 11, 2015. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.06 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 423953-Q-WPA54-399.jpg Photo Gallery