After 10 years on active duty and 13 more in the reserves as a former Air Force NCO, I learned one lesson that never changes: The chain of command is not optional. It is the backbone of the United ...
No modern military chain of command can survive if each rank begins to question the legality of their orders. On September 2, Special Operations Command launched a drone strike against drug boat ...
There have been recent reports that the US Department of Defense, under Secretary Pete Hegseth, is planning significant revisions to its Unified Command Plan (UCP). This document lays out the US ...