The Admiral at the Helm: How Brad Cooper’s Years in Bahrain Are Shaping the Iran War

By Robbin Laird For most of its history, U.S. Central Command has been an Army officer’s domain. Since its founding in 1983, CENTCOM has been led predominantly by Army and Marine generals whose careers were shaped by the grinding land campaigns of Iraq and Afghanistan. The combatant command that oversaw two of America’s longest wars … Continue reading The Admiral at the Helm: How Brad Cooper’s Years in Bahrain Are Shaping the Iran War