Anderson told attendees that the U.S. Space Command, the agency in charge of satellite communications, has begun to craft a computer network attack strategy.

CNN: U.S. Army kick-starts cyberwar machine

With Gen Petraeus taking over at Centcom, some Nato partners wobbling about keeping troops in Afghanistan and the US presidential election like to produce a new focus on the conflict there, one thing we can expect is for a clearer command structure to be established in 2009 with the Americans more obviously in charge.

BBC: US general faces new Afghan challenge

In these stories told by third parties, one glimpses an extraordinarily honorable and caring Mitt Romney, a man who takes charge and takes responsibility, a man who takes command and knows how to accomplish by delegating but who also takes pleasure in rolling up his sleeves and doing himself what needs to get done.

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McChrystal writes of his doubts when he was asked to take charge of the military's top counterterrorism unit, the Joint Special Operations Command.

NPR: McChrystal Takes Blame For Rolling Stone Article

On the who's in charge, I welcome the suggestion from Liam Fox that NATO is coming together to find the command and control structure that is much needed.

BBC: Transcript of Douglas Alexander interview

"His bravery during two tours in Vietnam earned him three silver stars, and set him on the path to lead our troops into battle in Grenada, and then to take charge of the overall allied effort in the first Gulf War as Commander of United States Central Command, " he said.

BBC: Norman Schwarzkopf, retired US general, dies aged 78