Prior to this separation, TPN / OPM was one, under the leadership of Seth Roemkorem as the Commander of OPM, then the President of West Papua Provisional Government, while Jacob Prai as the Head of Senate.

In the Queen's Birthday Honours of 2006, Ah Koy was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire ( KBE ), on the nomination of the Papua New Guinea Prime Minister, Sir Michael Somare.

The Supreme Commander of operations was the United States General Douglas Macarthur, with Australian General Thomas Blamey taking a direct role in planning and operations being essentially directed by staff at New Guinea Force headquarters in Port Moresby.

According to his The New York Times obituary published on April 3, 1872, Morse received respectively the decoration of the Atiq Nishan-i-Iftikhar ( English: Order of Glory ) medal on wearer's right depicted in photo of Morse with medals, set in diamonds, from the Sultan Ahmad I ibn Mustafa of Turkey ( c. 1847 ), a golden snuff box containing the Prussian gold medal for scientific merit from the King of Prussia ( 1851 ); the Great Gold Medal of Arts and Sciences from the King of Württemberg ( 1852 ); and the Great Golden Medal of Science and Arts from Emperor of Austria ( 1855 ); a cross of Chevalier in the Légion d ' honneur from the Emperor of France ; the Cross of a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog from the King of Denmark ( 1856 ); the Cross of Knight Commander of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, from the Queen of Spain, besides being elected member of innumerable scientific and art societies in this States and other countries.

** WWII ends: The final official surrender of Japan is accepted by the Supreme Allied Commander, General Douglas MacArthur, and Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz for the United States, and delegates from Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, China, and others from a Japanese delegation led by Mamoru Shigemitsu, on board the American battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.

On June 21, 1916, the Navy Yard changed forever as Commander Yeates Stirling assumed the command of the newly designated Submarine Base, the New London Submarine Flotilla, and the Submarine School.

After playing a leading role in the Australian New Wave cinema with his films such as Picnic at Hanging Rock, The Last Wave and Gallipoli, Weir directed a diverse group of American and international films — many of them major box office hits — including the Academy Award nominees Witness, Dead Poets Society, Green Card, The Truman Show and Master and Commander.

He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire ( CBE ) in the 1992 Queen's Birthday Honours, and in the 2000 New Year Honours he was knighted as Sir Maurice Micklewhite CBE.

Scofield was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire ( CBE ) in the 1956 New Year Honours.

The Governor's style and title in full is: Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir, Companion of the Order of Australia, Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor of the State of New South Wales in the Commonwealth of Australia.

* Master and Commander: Remembering David Lean, by Anthony Lane The New Yorker, 31 March 2008

He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire ( OBE ) in the 1998 Queen's Birthday Honours and was raised to Commander ( CBE ) in the 2008 New Year Honours.

In Hunters of Dune, the 2006 continuation of the series by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, Murbella adopts the new title of Mother Commander and struggles to bring the opposing factions of her New Sisterhood together.

:( in the year 1749, in the reign of King Louis XV, we, Celeron, commander of a detachment sent by Commander de La Galissonière, Commander General of New France, for the restoration of peace in various untamed villages in the region, have buried ed this plaque at the confluence of the Ohio and Tchadakoin this 29th day of July near the fine river bank, to commemorate the retaking into possession of the afore-mentioned river bank and all the surrounding lands on both river shores back to the river sources, as secured by previous kings of France, and maintained by force of arms and by treaties, specifically the Treaties of Rijswick, of Utrecht and of Aix la Chapelle )

A Commander of the Order of the British Empire ( CBE ), she was elevated to Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire ( DBE ) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to literature.

In 2002, Gibb was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire ( CBE ) in the 2002 New Year Honours, along with his brothers Maurice and Barry.

He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire ( CBE ) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to drama.

It was confirmed after her death that she would have been made a Dame Commander ( DBE ) in the 1980 New Year's Honours List.

Smit was appointed Honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire ( CBE ) in the 2002 New Year Honours and awarded the Kilgerran Award of the Foundation for Science and Technology in 2003.

Australia was struck first around 45, 000 years ago, followed by Tasmania about 41, 000 years ago ( after formation of a land bridge to Australia about 43, 000 years ago ), Japan apparently about 30, 000 years ago, North America 13, 000 years ago, South America about 500 years later, Cyprus 10, 000 years ago, the Antilles 6000 years ago, New Caledonia and nearby islands 3000 years ago, Madagascar 2000 years ago, New Zealand 700 years ago, the Mascarenes 400 years ago, and the Commander Islands 250 years ago.

* Francis E. Dorn ( 1911 – 1987 ), US Naval Commander, attorney and 12th District New York congressman for Brooklyn, Kings County.

* Horn was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire ( CBE ) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to the music industry.

Deacon was made a Commander of the British Empire ( CBE ) in the 1999 New Year Honours List.

is an imperial rescript issued by the Emperor Shōwa ( Hirohito ) as part of a New Year ’ s statement on January 1, 1946 at the request of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers.

:" For exceptionally meritorious conduct ... as Chief of Staff to Commander, Carrier Task Force, Pacific Fleet, from March 27 to October 30., 1944 ... ( He ) planned and executed a long series of successful offensive operations in support of the reduction of the other perimeter of Japanese defenses in New Guinea, the Carolines, the Marianas, Halmshera, and the Philippine Islands.

From November 2007 to April 2008, COMDESRON 60 ( Commander, Destroyer Squadron 60's commander ) served as Commander Africa Partnership Station with an international staff operating off West Africa and the Gulf of Guinea.

** 1888-1889 Franz Leopold Sonnenschein ( b. 1857-d. 1897 ); next, as it was since 14 April 1888 administratively part of the ( German ) Marshall Islands, it had mere Bezirksamtleute ( District officers ; 2 October 1888-1906 ), then, being since 1 April 1906 administratively part of German New Guinea, Stationsleiter (' Station Chiefs '; from 1911, subordinated to the administrators of Ponape district ) till 6 November 1914, finally the island was lost ( Australian administration, first by a military Commander, then under League of Nations mandate )

The Supreme Commander of operations was the United States General Douglas Macarthur, with Australian General Thomas Blamey taking a direct role in planning and operations being essentially directed by staff at New Guinea Force headquarters in Port Moresby.

The operation was directed by the Supreme Allied Commander in the South West Pacific Area ( SWPA )— General Douglas MacArthur — whose forces advanced along the northeast coast of New Guinea and occupied nearby islands.

* Sir Thomas Blamey, Australian Army – then-General, later Field Marshal Blamey was decorated with the Army Distinguished Service Cross as Commander, Allied Land Forces, Southwest Pacific for " heroism in action in New Guinea, during the Papuan Campaign, July 23, 1942, to January 8, 1943.

On 17 March, the US Government appointed him as Supreme Allied Commander South West Pacific Area, a command which included Australia and New Guinea in addition to Japanese-held areas.

c. The senior Japanese commanders and all ground, sea, air and auxiliary forces within the Andamans, Nicobars, Burma, Thailand, French Indo-China south of 16 degrees north latitude, Malaya, Borneo, Netherlands Indies, New Guinea, Bismarcks and the Solomons, shall surrender to the Supreme Allied Commander, Southeast Asia Command.

In March 1944, MacArthur met with Curtin and detailed his plans for the Western New Guinea campaign, explaining that he would assume direct command of land forces when he reached the Philippines, and suggesting that Blamey could either go with him as an army commander, or remain in Australia as Commander in Chief.

In November 1943, Kinkaid became Commander Allied Naval Forces South West Pacific Area, and Commander of the Seventh Fleet, directing U. S. and Royal Australian Navy forces supporting the New Guinea campaign.

On 16 June 1944, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire ( CBE ) for his conduct of air operations over New Guinea as AOC North-Eastern Area, the citation noting his " good leadership, personal example, keen understanding and continued encouragement ".

Looking for ways to counter the Japanese advance into the South Pacific, the Supreme Allied Commander in the South West Pacific Area — General Douglas MacArthur — decided to build up Allied forces in New Guinea as a prelude to an offensive against the main Japanese base at Rabaul.

Following the promulgation of 1956 Constitution, Prime minister Bogra appointed Bengali bureaucrat and retired Major-General Iskander Mirza was as Interior minister and the Army Commander of army General Ayub Khan as the Defence minister whilst Muhammad Ali remained Economic minister.

On October 27, President Mirza swore in a twelve-member cabinet that included Army Commander General Ayub Khan as Defence Minister as well as chief martial law administrator of the country, along with three other senior military officers in ministerial positions.

Hillery, as Supreme Commander of the Defence Forces, recorded the threat in Barber's file and recorded that Barber had been acting on his instructions in refusing the call ).

The Supreme Commander in turn reports through the Minister for Defence to the Government of Sweden ().

Long term political and government appointments, such as those of King Abdullah, who was the Commander of the National Guard from 1963 until 2010, when he then appointed his son to replace him ), Crown Prince Sultan, was Minister of Defence & Aviation from 1962 to 2011, Prince Nayef was the Minister of Interior from 1975 until his death in 2012, Prince Saud has been Minister of Foreign Affairs since 1975 and Prince Salman, was the Governor of the Riyadh Region from 1962 to 2011, resulting in the creation of " power fiefdoms " for senior princes.

The Commander in Chief of the Defence Force is the country's President, President George Maxwell Richards.

The presidential standard and the command signs of the Minister of Defence, Chief of Defence, and Commander of the Finnish Navy are flown only by the respective persons.

He was then made a Commander on 27 April 1999, and went on to finish his active naval career at the British Ministry of Defence until 2001, as an officer of the Diplomatic Directorate of the Naval Staff.

*** Xie Jinyuan 謝晉元 / 谢晋元 ( 1905-1941 ; Jiaoling, Guangdong ), Commander, Defence of Sihang Warehouse ; Heroism of the defenders of the warehouse, known as the Eight Hundred Heroes 八百壯士, was made into a movie of the same name

* Air Vice-Marshal Ronald Dick CB, Station Commander of RAF Honington 1978 – 80, and Head of British Defence Staff – US 1984 – 8

He went on to be Station Commander at RAF Wahn in 1954, Deputy Chief of Staff at Headquarters Second Tactical Air Force in 1961 and Director of the Defence Operations Staff on formation of the Ministry of Defence in 1964.

In practice, the everyday command and control is in the hands of Chief of Defence and the Commander of the Finnish Border Guard.

In Ireland, the Supreme Commander of the Irish Defence Forces is the President of Ireland.

* Angus Houston – Commander of the Australian Defence Force

* The President is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and thus heads the High Council on Defence.

As Governor General he was automatically appointed as Commander of the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force.

During the period referred to in the indictment, he held the rank of Colonel in the HVO ( Croatian Defence Council ) and, from 27 June 1992, he was appointed Commander of the Regional Headquarters of the Armed Forces in central Bosnia.

In 2010, Tongan Brigadier General Tau ' aika ' Uta ' atu, Commander of the Tonga Defence Services, signed an agreement in London committing a minimum of 200 Tongan troops to cooperate with Britain ’ s International Security Assistance Force ( ISAF ) in Afghanistan.

On 1 May, Air Officer Commanding in Chief, Fighter Command, Air Marshal Sir Hector McGregor assumed the additional title of Commander United Kingdom Air Defence Region.

As a brigadier-general, he was successively Commandant of the Royal Military College of Canada, Commander of 4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group in Lahr, Germany, and Director General Land Doctrine and Operations at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa.

The Fleet was disbanded in 1971, and on 31 October 1971, the last day of the validity of the Anglo-Malayan Defence Agreement, the last Commander, Far East Fleet, Rear Admiral Anthony Troup, hauled down his flag.

The NAF Headquarters and indeed the NAF is headed by the Chief of the Air Staff ( CAS ) who is the principal adviser to the President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, the Minister of Defence and the Chief of Defence Staff, on air related defence matters.