The chain of command of the U.S. Armed Forces in the war on violent extremism stretches around the globe, with servicemen and women on the front lines in eastern Mosul, Iraq; on bases in the Persian Gulf, monitoring Middle East airspace; and back in Washington, D.C., overseeing the entire effort. In the premiere of Chain of Command, we get exclusive, striking glimpses of how the war of our generation is being waged, and how it might be won.
In Chain of Command's second episode, the war against extremism continues around the globe. In Iraq, after the American and Iraqi coalition gain control of eastern Mosul, the fight shifts to the city's west side.
In Chain of Command's third episode, the scope of the war on extremism - literally, and emotionally - is on full display.
As Chain of Command continues, in every facet of the war on extremism, there's recognition of how long the fight will go. In Mosul, the battle may be nearly won, but ISIS is still recruiting foreign fighters from far and wide, including the unlikely setting of Trinidad and Tobago, where Muslim leaders are the tip of the spear in the fight. The spread of ISIS ideology is a reminder that this is just the end of the beginning of the war.
As U.S. forces battle violent extremism around the globe, no setting has been more vexing over the last decade and a half than Afghanistan. Now, as Chain of Command chronicles, Marines have returned to the country to advise and assist the Afghan army, which has been struggling badly in fighting with the Taliban. As the Marines work to better the fortunes of their allies, an officer burns the midnight oil to watch on Skype as his son is born back home.
In Afghanistan, U.S. Marines continue to work to overcome challenges while advising and assisting the Afghan National Army. Meanwhile, the Pentagon keeps focus on extremist threats around the globe. Military leaders discuss the growing concerns in Africa, deploying special operations forces uniquely equipped to handle threats there. And in Panama, a U.S. special agent joins local security forces tracking migrants for terrorist threats.
Chain of Command, is an intimate portrait of the war against violent extremism, and the men and women devoting their lives to it. With unprecedented access to the U.S. Armed Forces, Chain of Command inhabits the rarely-glimpsed innermost sanctums of the Pentagon, the front lines of battlefields across the world, and even the cockpit of a fighter jet on a mission. In the series premiere, the featured front-line is the battle for Mosul, Iraq.
Chain of Command, is an intimate portrait of the war against violent extremism, and the men and women devoting their lives to it. With unprecedented access to the U.S. Armed Forces, Chain of Command inhabits the rarely-glimpsed innermost sanctums of the Pentagon, the front lines of battlefields across the world, and even the cockpit of a fighter jet on a mission. In the series premiere, the featured front-line is the battle for Mosul, Iraq.
