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Although the office of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is considered very important and highly prestigious, neither the Chairman nor the Joint Chiefs of Staff as a body have any command authority over combatant forces. The chain of command runs from the President to the Secretary Of Defense directly to the commanders of the several Combatant Commands . However, the Chairman may transmit communications to the commanders of the combatant commands from the President and Secretary of Defense. Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy , USN , served as ''Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy'' ( July 20 , 1942 – March 21 1949 ). Leahy's office was the precursor to the post of ''Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff''. CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE CINC CHAIRMEN OF THE JCS EXTERNAL LINKS |
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