The Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces does not head any one branch, but instead, is the head of ALL branches. Article II, Section 2, Clause I of the Constitution, says the President of the United States is "Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States." But he also heads The Marine Corps and The Air Force.
Executive branch, the commander in chief is the president who is in this branch.
executive
The Executive Branch, or in other words, the president.
Executive
The President is the Commander In Chief of the Armed Forces.
Commander in chief
As head of state, and head of the Executive branch of the government, the President is the commander in chief of the US armed forces.
The Armed Forces is an element of the Department of Defense. The Department of Defense is a department of the Executive Branch of government. The President of the United States is the head of the Executive Branch, and Commander in Chief of the United States Armed Forces.
The US President is the Comander in Chief of the US Military
The US President is the Commander and Chief of all US military forces.
Executive branch (this would be the President of the US)
None. The President is a civilian, even if Commander In Chief of the Armed Forces.