The battalion agreed to this, realizing, however, that this unconventional command structure defied a fundamental tenet of successful military operations " unity of command ".
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Albright, speaking Sunday on NBC's Meet the Press, insisted the Russians " will not have their own sector and the unity of command must be honored ."
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{{ Quote | Every authority on counterinsurgency emphasizes the need for unity of command in the threatened area and emphasizes the primacy of political planning over military.
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"There was no unity of command in the traditional sense that, if we were in Afghanistan, we would have had Central Command in charge, " he said.
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Responsibility for the defense of the Aleutian Islands was transferred to U . S . Pacific Command, again creating a lack of unity of command for Alaskan defense.
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We may not necessarily agree with the politics and bureaucracy, but we understand unity of command and supporting our leaders in a common and just cause, " said Petraeus.
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There needs to be unity of command for this to be really effective, in order for it not to slip down a slippery slope into partition, ineffectiveness or worse,
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Nevertheless, Schumacher and his counterpart in the Navy were of the same rank, so each lacked authority over the other, an arrangement that lacked the needed unity of command.
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Maseko said the officers analyzed U . N . peace keeping operations in Somalia that highlighted " the dangers of abandoning principles of consent, impartiality and unity of command ."
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Basic change is needed on the issues of delegation to the field, unity of command in the field and professional military backstopping and oversight from U . N . headquarters.
