Sentence examples for before assuming command from inspiring English sources

Col Frost was slated to be the next Northeast Region commander after he relinquished command of the Wing, but he died before assuming command.

He took part in war patrols on the submarine Gar before assuming command of the Tirante.

Before assuming command last summer, he was responsible for all Army forces in the area and developed close contacts with many leaders in the Persian Gulf and Central Asia.

Dallas successfully led two different squadrons during his career, and was killed just before assuming command of a wing.

He was assigned to a staff post at the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in 1982 before assuming command of the 1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment, in 1984.

Groves was also a colonel, and ranked below Marshall on the permanent list, although Groves was promoted to brigadier general before assuming command on 23 September.

Rowell was promoted to the temporary rank of captain on 9 September, briefly assuming command of a squadron before becoming the regimental adjutant three days later.

After assuming command, Gibbon refashioned his brigade – literally.

Ernst Schöller, assuming command in May 1918.

Assuming command, he moved through the rice paddies, without cover.

It looked as if something awful had happened.' " Before Hytner assumed command at the National, in 2003, he was introduced to the company by its departing sachem, Trevor Nunn.