Sentence examples for command of the military from inspiring English sources

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Mohammad Ayub Khan, Yahya was in command of the military when street riots erupted in the country.

But it was far from clear that Mr. Morsi was fully in command of the military either.

The decrees issued by the president centralized the command of the military under five branches, officials said.

The presidential guard is controlled by Mr. Bozizé, the report said, and operates outside the normal command of the military.

As the first governor-general of Turkistan, Kaufmann assumed command of the military campaigns against neighbouring lands.

My mission is to take the investigation and prosecution of violent crimes out of the Chain of Command so the military can focus on the mission at hand.

Libya would then need a constitution that clarifies lines of command for the military and decentralizes power to municipal governments.

"The other ethnic groups don't have as powerful a military or as well-equipped a military, and they reside in areas where Myanmar's military has more control, and the regional commands of the military can actually decide if they will let these ethnic armed groups do their business or not," Nguyen said.

A young journalist, Sayyid Zia al-Din Tabatabaʾi, became prime minister, while Reza Khan took command of all the military forces and was appointed minister of war a few weeks after.

General Paul D. Harkins, commander of the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV), had a far more optimistic assessment of the battle.