George H. Bush (Commander in Chief)
Richard Cheney aka: Dick Cheney (Secretary of Defense)
US Army Gen Colin Powell (Joint Chief of Staff)
Michale P.W. Stone (Secretary of the Army)
Joint Task force Command deployed to the Middle East.
GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf (Joint Forces CINC, appointed COMMANDER of US Desert FORCES)
LTG. Yeosock (Us Army Commander) LTG. Boomer (US Marine Commander) LTG. Horner (US Air Force Commander) VADM. Mauz (US naval Commander) COL. Johnson (Special Operations Commander) The initial question was "Who was the commander of US forces employed against Iraq in Desert Storm?" edited to reflect "deployed" 1-26-09
the initial answer to the question was "Norman Schwarzkopf". That answer is however incorrect as the President of the United States is the supreme US forces commander. Answer edited on 1-26-09
General Norman Schwarzcopf, better known as 'Stormin' Norman'
General H. Norman Schwarzkpf, Jr. was the commander of not only the US forces, but of the entire Coalition forces, during Operation Desert Storm.
Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf
The President is the Commander In Chief of the Armed Forces.
None. The President is a civilian, even if Commander In Chief of the Armed Forces.
Commander in chief
William Howe was the commander of the British forces who succeeded General Thomas Gage.
President Kennedy orders the U.S. Navy to "quarentine" the island of cuba. Commander-in-chief acts as supreme commander of the nation's armed forces
Norman schwarzkopf
Norman Schwarzkopf
he was the commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
A unit officer(from the Special Operations unit) will go to the Join Forces commander and explain his units capabilities and why they can be of importance to the commander, and to the operation.
General Vo Nguyen Giap
The combatant commander in the region where US forces are deployed maintains operational control and authority over those forces. This ensures that the forces are effectively coordinated and their actions align with the overall objectives of the mission. The combatant commander is responsible for the planning, employment, and direction of military operations in their area of responsibility.
Gen Eisenhower was Commander in Chief, with Gen Montgomery in charge of British and Canadian forces and Gen Omar Bradley in charge of US troops.
General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower was Commander-in-Chief of all US, British, and Canadian forces during Operation "Overlord".
General Vo Nguyen Giap
American General Dwight David Eisenhower served as Supreme Allied Commander for all forces in Europe.
Operation Allied Forces
The commander was Leonidas, one of the two kings of Sparta.