Who is the commander in chief of the
U. S. military forces?

Explanation:

The question has been raised as to whether the President is Commander in Chief of the Air Force established as a separate branch of the National Military? It is clear that the President is Commander in Chief of all the armed forces of the United States comprised within the national military establishment—the Air. Force as well as the Army and the Navy. Under the Constitution, the President as Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy is the supreme military commander charged with the responsibility of protecting and defending the United States. The phrase “Army and Navy” is used in the Constitution as a means of describing all the armed forces of the United States. The fact that one branch of the armed forces is called the “Air Force,” a name not known when the Constitution was adopted, and the fact that the Congress has seen fit to separate the air arm of our armed forces from the land and sea arms cannot detract from the President’s authority as

Commander in Chief of all the armed forces : HAROLD I. BAYNTON

Acting Assistant to the Attorney General