Sentence examples for command of the operation from inspiring English sources
Vice Admiral Otto Ciliax, Scharnhorsts first commander, was given command of the operation.
In the morning, the attack by elements of the 10th Battalion stalled until the battalion commander, Lieutenant Colonel Julije Reš, personally took command of the operation, clearing the way for the Italians.
General McKiernan, as commander of the NATO force, the International Security Assistance Force, was technically not in command of the operation, which was conducted by Special Operations forces that are under a separate United States coalition command.
He said he took personal command of the operation, which included elite units of all the armed forces.
Commander Ali Dizaei, who is in overall command of the operation, confirmed that further gunfire was exchanged just after 9pm.
Local command of the operation was given to Crown Prince William, the eldest son of William II.
Command of the operations has been in the hands of the multiagency Southwest Incident Management Team since Sunday, as soon as it became clear that the fire was growing too big and out of control for local crews to handle, but before the 19 firefighters ran into trouble.
"As the president said, the U.S. and other key partners had capabilities that they brought to this operation upfront, and then our role would diminish as NATO stepped up and took command and control of the operation.
"What is lacking is management, command and control of the operations".
