Sentence examples for served as commander of 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.

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.

During WWII he served as commander of a PT boat in Honolulu, Hawaii.

He served as commander of the 51st Fighter Wing and returned to the United States in June 1952.

Both Gilormini and Nido were eventually promoted to Brigadier General and served as commanders of PRANG.

Gen. Riyadh Jala to serve as commander of the Nineveh Operational Command, which oversees Iraqi troops, police and border forces in the province.

First, he nominated George Washington to serve as commander of the fledging Continental Army.

Admiral Stavridis now serves as commander of the Southern Command, and would replace Gen. John Craddock in Europe.

He was an avid sailor, serving as Commander of the Manhasset Bay Power Squadron.