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THE PROFESSIONAL JOURNAL OF THE U.S. ARMY May-June 2016, Vol. 96, No. 3 Professional Bulletin 100-16-05/06 Authentication no.1609706 Commander, USACAC; Commandant, CGSC: Lt. Gen. Robert B. Brown Provost, Army University, CGSC: Brig. Gen. John Kem Director and Editor in Chief: Col. Anna R. Friederich-Maggard Administrative Assistant: Linda Darnell Managing Director: William M. Darley, Col., USA (Ret.) Operations Officer: Maj. Steven Miller Writing and Editing: Jeffrey Buczkowski, Lt. Col., USA (Ret.); Desirae Gieseman; Beth Warrington Graphic Design: Arin Burgess Webmaster: Michael Serravo Editorial Board Members: Command Sgt. Maj. Micheal Clowser—Army University; Clinton J. Ancker III—Director, Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate; Robert Baumann—Director, CGSC Graduate Program; Lester W. Grau— Foreign Military Studies Office; John Pennington—Chief, Media Division, Center for Army Lessons Learned; Col. Christopher Croft—Director, Center for Army Leadership; Thomas Jordan—Deputy Director, MCCoE; Mike Johnson—Combined Arms Center-Training; Col. John Vermeesch—Deputy Director, Center for the Army Profession and Ethic; Col. Hank Arnold— Director, School of Advanced Military Studies Consulting Editors: Col. Luiz Henrique Pedroza Mendes—Brazilian Army, Brazilian Edition; Lt. Col. MaurÌcÌo Alejandro Rojo Fuentes—Chilean Army, Hispano-American Edition Submit manuscripts and queries by email to usarmy.leavenworth.tradoc.mbx. [email protected] or by mail to Military Review, CAC, 290 Stimson Ave., Unit 1, Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027-1254. Military Review presents professional information, but the views expressed herein are those of the authors, not the Department of Defense or its elements. The content does not necessarily reflect the official U.S. Army position and does not change or supersede any information in other official U.S. Army publications. Authors are responsible for the accuracy and source documentation of material they provide. Military Review reserves the right to edit material. Basis of official distribution is one per ten officers for major commands, corps, divisions, major staff agencies, garrison commands, Army schools, Reserve commands, and Cadet Command organizations; one per twenty-five officers for medical commands, hospitals, and units; and one per five officers for Active and Reserve brigades and battalions, based on assigned field grade officer strength. Military Review is available online at http://militaryreview.army.mil. Military Review (US ISSN 0026-4148) (USPS 123-830) is published bimonthly by the U.S. Army, CAC, Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027-1293. Paid subscriptions are available through the Superintendent of Documents for $42 US/APO/FPO and $58.80 foreign addresses per year. Please call GPO sales at 1-866-512-1800. Periodical postage paid at Leavenworth, Kansas and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Military Review, CAC, 290 Stimson Ave., Unit 1, Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027-1254. The Secretary of the Army has determined that the publication of this periodical is necessary in the transaction of the public business as required by law of the department. Funds for printing this publication were approved by the Secretary of the Army in accordance with the provisions of Army Regulation 25-30. Mark A. Milley—General, United States Army Chief of Staff Official: Gerald6B. O’Keefe—Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army 119 Advantages of Assigning Forces Lt. Col. Heather Reed, U.S. Army Assigning U.S. forces to combatant commands could be an effective way to balance interests as well as budgets. A combatant commander’s authority to control military operations would remain separate from a service’s authority to control administrative functions, so service leaders should not be concerned about competing chains of command, according to this author. REVIEW ESSAY 126 Disciples: The World War II Missions of the CIA Directors Who Fought for Wild Bill Donovan John G. Breen, PhD The reviewer critiques a book in which the author delves i