NATO commanders used their new authority just a few hours after the alliance approved it this morning.

NATO commanders said bombing would be conducted "around the clock."

I would want the NATO commander in charge of the operation.

The NATO scientific commander had specifically asked him to stay.

As a NATO military commander he has had to master the art of working with a 19-member alliance.

NATO commanders were quick to point out the distinctions.

But tensions are so high that NATO commanders say they will push to keep the city under international control for two or three more years.

"We could have done the same thing two or three years ago," a senior NATO commander said ruefully.

NATO commanders do not expect to face organized armies.

In the international context, NATO commanders may get line authority over forces assigned by other nations.