In a possible reflection of lingering concerns, commanders in the field are telling troops in Iraq to don the suits over their conventional uniforms if a chemical attack is detected or imminent, even in high heat.
The immediate concern, commanders said, is the town of Jalez, which is only 20 miles west of Kabul on an important east-west route that connects Kabul with Herat, the main city in western Afghanistan.
Instead, apparently at the behest of political leaders and top commanders concerned about the consequences of such an assault on a town of 300,000 people, the marines entered an odd alliance with a former commander of the feared Republican Guard and his somewhat amorphous army.
The same month, the North Korean commanders, concerned about the way their soldiers were treating prisoners of war, laid out stricter guidelines for handling enemy captives.
The North Korean commanders, concerned about the way their soldiers were treating prisoners of war, laid out stricter guidelines for handling enemy captives.
"A huge explosion occurred, and that should make all countries concerned," Vice-admiral Joseph Aucoin, commander of the US seventh fleet, said aboard the Ronald Reagan.
Commanders were concerned about "overstretch" and fighting on two fronts.
As each superpower produced, or was thought to produce, more ICBMs, military commanders became concerned about the relatively slow reaction times of their own ICBMs.
Dunford admitted that Nato and Afghan commanders are concerned about Afghan casualty rates, which have regularly topped more than 100 dead a week.
British commanders are concerned that their success might lead the insurgents to send more supplies through the Russian sector to the north.
