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The Commander-in-Chief of the Spartans (CINCSPAR) is an office held by the director of Spartan Operations, a service branch of the UNSC Armed Forces. In this capacity, the CINCSPAR holds the authority of a four-star general.[1]
Rear Admiral Musa Ghanem is the current Commander-in-Chief of the Spartans.[1] Jun-A266, the acting Chief of Staff of Spartan Operations, serves him as the branch's representative to the UNSC Security Council for routine administrative tasks.[2]
Unified Earth Government (President of the Unified Earth Government • Secretary of Defense) • Security councils (UEG • UNSC) • Joint Chiefs of Staff