Unified combatant command
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Oct 6, 2026
Greg StokerHOST
And while the future continues to take shape in an increasingly dystopian and authoritarian image...
Greg StokerHOST
There were supposed to be some U.S. Combatant Command asset ships to Latin America for stuff we're trying to do in like Cuba and Brazil and stuff like that.
Greg StokerHOST
But it seems like we're doing the same thing we always do, which is send them back to Central Command in West Asia.
Greg StokerHOST
So the United States is deploying a third aircraft carrier strike group, the USS Theodore Roosevelt, accompanied by the USS Macon Island Amphibious Ready Group to the Strait of Hormuz.
Neal RicknerHOST
And this week, the US answered with a new four-star command whose only job is drones, robots, and AI.
Neal RicknerHOST
the 12th Combatant Command in American history.
Neal RicknerHOST
The budget requested behind it, it raises spending on autonomous warfare from $226 million to roughly $54 billion.
Neal RicknerHOST
That's a gigantic jump.
Neal RicknerHOST
This is just a few days ago.
Neal RicknerHOST
It's more than just a press release.
Neal RicknerHOST
It's worth going back that, you know, since last December, reports have described the Pentagon's plan to shrink the combatant commands from 11 to 8.
Neal RicknerHOST
And this is partially to reduce the number of four-star general officers and flag officers that report directly to the secretary.