Or if, as Sergeant Ebonshield had suggested, Major General Hoofstrong was bitter about having had to fight the batponies who were now nominally allies, if not full Equestrian citizens, then she might even have operators of her own watching the entrances and keeping track of comings and goings. The powers at the disposal of the major general of the First Air Division were considerable; in the absence of an actual ongoing conflict, she was effectively Canterlot's chief Air Marshal, reporting only to the Grand Marshal of Equestria. And the Grand Marshal only reported to two ponies: Her Majesty's Secretary of Defense, and Her Majesty Princess Celestia herself. Honour’s VIP was, by virtue of being a member of the Blue Chamber, just under Her Majesty as well; two steps above the major general. 