Sentence examples for assignment command from inspiring English sources

Arrow stands for assignment command (e.g., a→b means that a is assigned to symbol b); we use it when the equality sign is false from the mathematical point of view or it could lead to a confusion.

Masséna recalled him from his assignment commanding an outpost of Claude Lecourbe's force in central Switzerland, and gave him a command more fitting with his new rank.

To that end, the Army has instituted incentives for officers who choose the program: They will receive preferential consideration for assignments commanding battalions and brigades in Afghanistan.

After a variety of postwar assignments, including command of a second submarine named Trigger, Captain Beach served as naval aide to President Eisenhower from 1953 to 1957.

If Dr. Whitson had dangled even a small chance at a plum assignment, like commanding the International Space Station, "I probably would have stayed," said Dr. Grunsfeld, 52.

"I am very much surprised," he replied, "that you should find any cause of complaint in the recent assignment of commands.

Patton's final assignment was to command the Fifteenth United States Army based in Bad Nauheim.

Fellows completing AOASF receive credit as a United States Army War College graduate, and typically serve in a follow-on command assignment or work for a three- or four-star general officer as a member of his or her staff.

All officers assigned to command cutters were required to have commanded a Cape-class cutter and had to volunteer for the assignment of commanding officer.

The Army did float a number of possible assignments, including the command of U.S. Army forces in the Pacific.

Indeed, except for four command assignments, none more than 15 months, General Powell served in the power corridors of Washington from 1969 until he retired in 1993.