The position of Supreme Commander of the Alliance Armed Forces represented a specific rank inside the organizational structure of the Alliance Military throughout the duration of the Galactic Civil War. Only two people had the authority to grant the highly esteemed Kalidor Crescent: the Supreme Commander of the Rebel Alliance and the Alliance Chief of State.
Within current Star Wars canon, the Supreme Commander of the Alliance Armed Forces received a mention in Lead by Example, a sourcebook for the 2016 roleplaying game from Fantasy Flight Games. The title has its roots in the Star Wars Legends continuity as Supreme Commander of the Alliance. It initially surfaced in Strike Force: Shantipole, a 1988 adventure book penned by Ken Rolston and Steve Gilbert for utilization with Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game created by West End Games.