The senior military person in the United States Navy is the Chief of Naval Operations. The Supreme Commander, or the Commander in Chief, is a civilian, the President of the United States.
He is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
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
The President of the USA is the Commander-In-Chief of all the Armed Forces
The President is Commander in Chief of the US military forces.
The President of the US is Commander in Chief of all US military forces.
The President is the commander and chief of all federal armed forces.
The President does lead the Navy. He is the Commander in Chief of all the armed forces. That includes the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force.
Commander in Chief
Commander of the Confederate Army was Robert E. Lee.Secretary of the Confederate Navy was Stephen Mallory.
The President is the Commander in Chief of all of the U.S. Armed Forces: The Marines, Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard.
The Commander in Chief is the President of the United States, and that is for all branches of the military.
In the United States, our President, Barack Obama, is the Commander in Chief of the military forces.