Sentence examples for commander after 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.

The American strike was called in by a German commander after two oil tankers were captured by the Taliban.

Their commander, after consulting with superiors by radio, told him, "If you go further, you would be shot".

Abdulhakim Belhaj, a former leader of the Libyan Islamist Fighting Group (LIFG), became the Tripoli military commander after the regime's fall.

Iphicrates and two of his colleagues were prosecuted by Chares, the fourth commander, after they had refused to give battle during a violent storm.

Replacement of a commander after a significant defeat, particularly a defeat that capped a daring and costly campaign, is standard operating procedure, and Lee could expect no less.

She and the children became separated from the commanders after a battle.

In the north, however, some discord had arisen among the Allied commanders after the crossing of the Seine.

The artillery Thomas had expected had also been taken by one of his own division commanders after men had begun to retreat, as had his ammunition train.

President Vladimir V. Putin, whose response to the sinking of the nuclear-powered submarine Kursk in August 2000 was widely criticized as halting, strongly criticized commanders after the helicopter crash.

The order to fire interceptors would have to be issued almost immediately by field commanders after an enemy missile launch, leaving little time for consultation with Washington.