Overruled?? The chairman of the Joint Chiefs is the top military advisor to the President. He is not in the chain of command and he can advise but in no way overrule the Commander in Chief, or direct the military forces to do or to not do anything, regarding the balloon or anything else.
"Goldwater–Nichols [Act 1986] streamlined the military chain of command, which now runs from the president through the secretary of defense directly to combatant commanders (CCDRs, all four-star generals or admirals), bypassing the service chiefs."
"According to the act, the chairman may not exercise military command over the Joint Chiefs of Staff or any of the armed forces."
Overruled?? The chairman of the Joint Chiefs is the top military advisor to the President. He is not in the chain of command and he can advise but in no way overrule the Commander in Chief, or direct the military forces to do or to not do anything, regarding the balloon or anything else.
"Goldwater–Nichols [Act 1986] streamlined the military chain of command, which now runs from the president through the secretary of defense directly to combatant commanders (CCDRs, all four-star generals or admirals), bypassing the service chiefs."
"According to the act, the chairman may not exercise military command over the Joint Chiefs of Staff or any of the armed forces."