Before his presidency, he commanded a military base in Zacapa, in eastern Guatemala, leading a repressive campaign against rebel guerrillas.
But even with his new pre-eminence, Mr. Leno has not recaptured the ratings he commanded before NBC's ill-fated reshuffle of its late-night line-up.
Drink it, he commanded, placing before each of us a shot glass two-thirds full of a vivid green liquid.
He commanded her for two years on this station before taking command of the 74-gun.
Soriano was then sent to Korea where he commanded Combat Support Company, 1st Battalion, 23d Infantry, 2nd Infantry Division, before he was transferred to command Company A, 3d Battalion, 47th Infantry, 3d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division at Fort Lewis, Washington.
During his naval career he commanded Torpedo Boat 79 in home waters then on the North America station, before his last active service in command of HMS Melampus in 1891 92.
He briefly commanded the before becoming Commander of Destroyer Division 17 in the Pacific.
Before he retired, General Libutti commanded 80,000 marines in Asia, Hawaii and California.
Commander Lippold, who has not been available for interviews, was administrative aide to Richard Danzig, the secretary of the Navy, before he took command of the Cole in 1998.
In May 2009, soon before he assumed command in Kabul, General McChrystal had a "short, but cordial" meeting with Mr. Obama at which the president "offered no specific guidance," he notes.
