Special operations forces offer an attractive package to policymakers: they are relatively cheap, with a small footprint, the allure of deniability, and—most crucially—a low political cost.

Space Operations Command at Peterson Space Force Base is now Combat Forces Command. The name change that was made official Monday ditches the Star Trek-reminiscent acronym SpOC and helps convey the ...

“In the military,” he says, “if you’re not 15 minutes early, you’re late. Even if I’m 10 minutes early, I think I’m already ...