Sentence examples for served as commander from inspiring English sources

Petraeus also served as commander of US central command, and then commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan before retiring from the army.

He served as commander in chief of land command (2000 to 2003) and then as chief of the general staff (2003 to 2006).

For instance, Gen. James Cartwright, a retired four-star Marine Corps general who served as commander of the U.S. Strategic Command and vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, recently co-authored a column in the International New York Times calling on both the United States and Russia to "scrap this obsolete protocol before a devastating error occurs".

He served as commander of the American Legion and as detachment commander and state commandant of the Marine Corps League.

After college, Mr. Ketchum served as commander of a Navy submarine chaser in the Atlantic.

They also served as commander in chief of the colony's military forces.

Under the Belgian Constitution, the King played an important political role and served as commander-in-chief of the military, and personally commanded the Belgian army during the 18 Days' Campaign of May 1940.

(Fallon served as commander-in-chief of U.S. forces in the Pacific from 2005 to 2007).

At least since George Washington served as Commander-in-Chief, there have been those who warned against foreign entanglements that do not touch directly on our security or economic well-being.

He served as Commander-in-Chief during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen and brother of the Holy Roman Emperor, served as commander-in-chief.