Actually, there are two C.O.C.'s, as they are known, a main and a forward, which leapfrog each other, alternating command, as the marines move.
He held this position for 21 months, during which time he alternated command of four vessels of the active and reserve units in his division.
We have activated alternate command posts for ourselves.
A permanent alternate command needs to be established as soon as practical and the broadest possible coalition must be engaged.
There is an alternate command, script, which saves every command typed in a Sherpa session; see "ahelp script" for information.
For this department, for instance, we have put teams, alternate command teams that will go to various locations in the event of another emergency.... Q.
Senior Air Force officials have expressed mounting frustration with restrictions the Saudis have placed on American operations, and the Central Command is developing an alternate command center at the sprawling Udeid base in Qatar, should that be needed.
General Franks has set up an alternate command post in Qatar, and other countries, from Kuwait to Oman, could pick up the slack if the Saudis restrict their bases.
Finally, Jane supports an alternate command-line interface that allows for convenient implementation of large experiments under the control of scripting programs.
These circuits, called central pattern generators (CPGs), are believed to receive tonic input and generate rhythmically alternating sets of commands.
Ordinarily, each of the two consuls would command his own portion of the army but, since the two armies were combined into one, Roman law required them to alternate their command on a daily basis.
