Sentence examples for carrier command from inspiring English sources

During World War II he served for four years in the Troop Carrier Command of the Army Air Force.

A total of eight fire engines from Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire - along with a water carrier, command vehicle and welfare vehicle - were sent to the scene.

114 C-47s took off but 41 aircraft turned back after Troop Carrier Command decided it would be too dangerous to land if the aircraft were up too long.

The U.S. IX Troop Carrier Command were limited in their availability; with two more major drops taking place at the same time, there were insufficient carrier aircraft available to fly the entire division to the Netherlands in one lift.

He had not been given a major sea command, and his physical condition had deteriorated, causing him to fail the flight physical required for any carrier command position (in addition to his limited arm movement, certain weather would always cause him to walk with a limp).

To carry out the attack, the Admiralty sent the new aircraft carrier, commanded by Lumley Lyster, to join HMS Eagle in Cunningham's fleet.

His continued commitment to bettering the nation follows a 35 year career with the U.S. Navy where he served as a naval aviator, test pilot, aircraft carrier commanding officer, and national security strategist.

Northrop Grumman is active in radar, communications, computer services and training, aircraft, nuclear submarines and carriers, command and control systems, missiles, space technology, amphibious assault ships, tankers and the B-2 Stealth bomber.

The Chinese government knows it has inferior sea/military resources and is concerned by the prospect of a prolonged war with the U.S. Its military is developing plans for early/swift strikes against U.S. carriers, command and control centers, and even satellites.

Unicorn was assigned to Force V, a flotilla of British carriers, commanded by Admiral Philip Vian, intended to provide air cover to Operation Avalanche, the Allied landings at Salerno.

At first light on 6 November, Carlson and his command group, two of his companies, and a group of native scouts and carriers commanded by Major John Mather of the Australian Army and Sergeant Major Jacob C. Vouza of the Solomon Islands Police Force set out from Aola on the patrol.