combatant commands (COCOM) more effective. Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman General Martin Dempsey will review the Unified Command Plan in 2013. Some of suggestions to make COCOM more effective include merging European Command (EUCOM) into Northern Command (NORTHCOM), expanding Pacific Command (PA...
Lieutenant, company grade officer, the lowest rank of commissioned officer in most armies of the world. The lieutenant normally commands a small tactical unit such as a platoon. In the British Army and in the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Cor
Who are the major combatants in the Syrian Civil War? In March 2011Syria’sgovernment, led by Pres.Bashar al-Assad, faced an unprecedented challenge to its authority when pro-democracyprotests erupted throughout the country. Protesters demanded an end to the authoritarian practices of the Assad...