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A commander-in-chief or supreme commander (supreme commander-in-chief) is the person who exercises supreme command and control over an armed force or a military branch. As a technical term, it refers to military competencies that reside in a country's executive leadership, a head of state , head of government , or other designated government ...
The establishment of a civilian head of state, head of government, or other government figure as the military's commander-in-chief within the chain of command is one legal construct for the propagation of civilian control. However, in many constitutional monarchies, the monarch is both commander-in-chief and a member of the country's military ...
The President of the United States is, according to the Constitution, the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Armed Forces and Chief Executive of the Federal Government. The Secretary of Defense is the "Principal Assistant to the President in all matters relating to the Department of Defense", and is vested with statutory authority (10 U.S.C. § 113) to lead the Department and all of its component ...
CMSAF – Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force (USAF E-9 – Senior Enlisted Member) CO – Commanding Officer; COA – Course of Action; COB – Chief Of the Boat (Chief Petty Officer in charge of the Boat usually a Master Chief (USN Submariner Terminology)) CoB – Close of Business (End of the duty day) COCOM – Combatant Commander
The chain of command leads from the president (as commander-in-chief) through the secretary of defense down to the newest recruits. [2] [3] The United States Armed Forces are organized through the United States Department of Defense, which oversees a complex structure of joint command and control functions with many units reporting to various commanding officers.
He keeps telling us he wants to undo centuries of American progress. The former president even wants U.S. generals to be like Nazis, deferring to him as officers did to Hitler.
Stephen Miller, Trump’s choice to be deputy chief of staff for policy, has said in the past that the National Guard could be used in deportations in states where there are uncooperative local ...
Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy and Special Presidential Military Advisor General George C. Marshall: USA: Chief of Staff of the United States Army (CSUSA) Admiral Ernest J. King: USN: Commander in Chief of the United States Fleet and Chief of Naval Operations (COMINCH-CNO) General Henry H. 'Hap' Arnold: USA