The Defense Reorganization or Goldwater-Nichols Reorganization Act of 1986
a. reduced the power of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
b. designated the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as the president's principal military advisor.
c. reduced the power of the unified commanders in coordinating the services operating in a particular region of the world.
d. enlarged civilian control of the military.
e. Both options B and D are true.
B
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