commander
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The local police remained to protect the scene under orders from their watch commander.
Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino said at a press conference Saturday that agents feared for their lives and fired defensively.
“Our operations are lawful. They’re targeted and they’re focused on individuals who pose a serious threat to this community,” Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino said Tuesday at a news conference in Minnesota.
It’s also one of the most hazardous, with the desire to gain an edge putting pressure on commanders to turn over more and more warfighting power to machines.
"You can take a map of continental Europe, put it on the Canadian Arctic, and there's room to spare," Pierre Leblanc, the former commander of the Canadian Forces Northern Area told the BBC.
From BBC
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