1.   Eventually, the field force commander joined in, all of them offering encouragement.

2.   It is for the security force commanders to ensure that all the resources available to them are used with the maximum effectiveness.

3.   Sergeyev, a general and former rocket force commander, opposed a campaign by Gen.

4.   Col. Viktor Samsonov was appointed as Chief of General Staff, Gen. Yury Maksimov as strategic forces commander and Col.-Gen.

5.   Vladimir Semenov as conventional forces commander.

6.   In addition, the NATO forces commander cannot tell the commanders of the various armies what to do.

7.   NATO forces commander Lt. Gen. Michael Jackson apologized on Monday for widespread looting and burning of Serbian homes in the region.

8.   Security force members will have immunity from arrest or prosecution by the Afghan government, and the security force commander will be the final arbiter on interpreting the agreement.

9.   Tall and notoriously gruff, he has had run-ins with UNIFIL force commanders, and outlasted them all.