Being commander-in-chief is all about rocking the flight jacket

Team Mighty
Mar 11, 2021 7:42 AM PST
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Being commander-in-chief is all about rocking the flight jacket

SUMMARY

As written in the Constitution, the President of the United States is also the military’s Commander-in-Chief, and history would indicate that among the things that duty involves is wearing a flight jacket when in the company of American troops. So …

As written in the Constitution, the President of the United States is also the military's Commander-in-Chief, and history would indicate that among the things that duty involves is wearing a flight jacket when in the company of American troops. Who pulls it off the best?


For benchmarking, here are how some of the nation's previous presidents looked while wearing a flight jacket:

1. John F. Kennedy

 

JFK sailing off of Hyannisport. (Photo: White House)

 

2. Ronald Reaganpresidents

11/6/1986 President Reagan walking with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at Camp David

3. George H.W. Bush

Bush 41 sporting his Naval Aviator's Wings of Gold on his flight jacket. (Photo: White House)

4. Bill Clinton

Clinton aboard the USS Independence (CV 62) .(Photo: U.S. Navy)

5. George W. Bush

Bush 43 at Camp David with British PM Tony Blair. (Photo: AP)

6. Barack Obama

Obama with his A-1 flight jacket (USAF style) during a surprise visit to Afghanistan. (Photo: White House)

 

7. President Joe Biden

[caption id="attachment_65220" align="alignnone" width="1024"]presidents in flight jacket Former Vice President, Joe Biden receives a flight jacket from the Commanding Offficer of USS Ronald Reagan Capt. Kenneth Norton[/caption]

 

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