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Originally Posted by ak_aramis
Actually, he might not. Actually, probably doesn't.
The Base Commander is more like a combination of landlord and mayor. For a major base, it's usually organized at the Wing level, with various squadrons attached to it with dual chains, namely, the administrative, some Civil Engineering, fire suppression, military police, motor pool, and a few others.
The Combat Wings/Groups may be stationed at the base, but not actually under the base commander. In such cases, the base commander sets the speed limits, the responsibilities in manpower for various base functions, but has no operational authority over the majority of units present.
The major command that "owns" the base is often headquartered at the largest major base under it... and the base commander and the various wings and groups assigned to the base all answer to the major command's commanding general.
As for the base commander getting intel data? Only if the Intelligence Squadron's CO thinks the base needs it, or their group commander does, or their wing commander. He can ask, and due to rank, that request has weight, but they don't actually answer to him.
Just like the mayor can't go to the local TV station and order them to broadcast his speech... but he can ask them to, and he's more likely to get it than most local businessmen.
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Ok, but what Col. Irmintraut (PC) needs to ask his fellow Colonels, either the base commander Col. Kaiser or the Air Force commander Col. Linder, is for them to lend him transceivers, small microphones and other electronics gear, as well as allow his expert access to the machine shop.
That's something that the base commander can authorise, right? So it's a fairly favourable task using the Pulling Rank rules?