The principal is that the senior commander states his intention (the mission) to his subordinate commanders.

Felix L. Sparks, the commander of a battalion that captured the camp, has stated:

The commander stated that a new airport had to be built.

"Very good," the new commander of the Fort stated, though there was no gloating to his tone.

A local military commander stated that the soldiers death was a result of clashes provoked by Thai troops.

The commander of the brigade stated that battlefield tactics had been greatly revised since 2006.

It was not until the evening that commanders stated that they became concerned that they had heard nothing from Kursk.

At 21:05 the Argentine commander stated that he saw that the trawler stopped and emitting smoke from the engine room.

"This is no time for sexual fantasies," the commander of the strike force stated firmly.

The military commander of Bani Walid stated that his forces were still in full control of the city.