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The CINC Guard CO at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Virginia. The original Commander-in-Chief's Guard, from which Company A claims nominal lineage, was authorized on March 11, 1776 and organized the next day at Cambridge, Massachusetts as the bodyguard and personal escort to Gen. George Washington.
Commanders-in-Chief of The Pacific Air Forces (1968-1971) 6: Gen Bruce K. Holloway: 1 August 1968: 30 April 1972 (1912–1999) Commander-in-Chief of The United States Air Forces in Europe 1965–1966. Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, 1966–1968. 7: Gen John C. Meyer: 1 May 1972: 31 July 1974 (1919–1975)
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 ...
As Commander-in-Chief (CINC), United States European Command 1: General Matthew Ridgway (1895–1993) 30 May 1952: 11 July 1953: 1 year, 42 days: U.S. Army: 2
Commander Term Service branch Portrait Name Took office Left office Term length Commander in Chief, Pacific Command / Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet / Military Governor, Marshall, Caroline, and Mariana Islands (CINCPAC/CINCPACFLT) 1
Second Sea Lord and Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command, based in HMS Excellent, who was the Principal Personnel Officer for the Royal Navy. The CINCNAVHOME title lapsed in 2012. Deputy CINCFLEET, based in HMS Excellent, who directed the work of the Fleet Headquarters; Commander Operations, based at Northwood, responsible for fleet operations
Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command (CINCSAC), 1977–1981. 16 John W. Vogt, Jr. 1974-1975 Commander, Seventh Air Force, 1972–1973.
The acronym CINCUS, pronounced "sink us", was used for the Commander in Chief, United States Fleet. This was replaced by COMINCH in December, 1941, under the Executive Order 8984, when it was redefined and given operational command over the Atlantic, Pacific, and Asiatic Fleets, as well as all naval coastal forces. [1]