

Chain of Command
2018 · National Geographic · 60 min · 1 season
S01E08 · Why We Fight
Tue, 27 Feb, 1:00 pm
As U.S. Marines get set to leave Afghanistan, reminders of the problems there continue. Meanwhile in Niger, Special Forces endure a tragic loss.
About
Chain of Command is an intimate portrait of the war against violent extremism, and the men and women devoting their lives to it. With unprecedented access to the U.S. Armed Forces, Chain of Command inhabits the rarely-glimpsed innermost sanctums of the Pentagon, the front lines of battlefields across the world, and even the cockpit of a fighter jet on a mission.
Episodes
- E01
By, With & Through
Tue, 16 Jan· 60 minChain of Command begins with a look at the efforts of U.S. and Iraqi forces to regain control of eastern Mosul - the front lines of the war on extremism.
- E02
Perception and Reality
Tue, 16 Jan· 60 minThe battle for western Mosul begins, a unit deploys for Afghanistan and the war against extremism stretches to the Caribbean island of Trinidad.
- E03
Shoulder to Shoulder
Tue, 23 Jan· 60 minAmerican officials search for dangerous migrants in Colombia; back home, husband and wife Marines prepare for deployment to Afghanistan.
- E04
The End of the Beginning
Tue, 30 Jan· 60 minWhile coalition forces in Iraq gain ground in Mosul, in Trinidad and Tobago, local Muslim leaders are the tip of the spear in the fight against ISIS.
- E05
Generations
Tue, 6 Feb· 60 minU.S. Marines advise and assist the Afghan army against the Taliban, and one officer watches on Skype as his son is born back home.
- E06
Crossroads
Tue, 13 Feb· 60 minMarines continue to work with local forces in Afghanistan, while the U.S. also looks to curb extremism across Africa as well as the jungles of Panama.
- E07
War Without Borders
Tue, 20 Feb· 60 minThe U.S. looks to finish off ISIS in Syria, fight off corruption in Afghanistan and train local forces in Africa in the war against extremism.
- E08
Why We Fight
Tue, 27 Feb· 60 minAs U.S. Marines get set to leave Afghanistan, reminders of the problems there continue. Meanwhile in Niger, Special Forces endure a tragic loss.
Cast

Chris Evans
Narrator


