on-scene commander

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1. The person designated to coordinate the rescue efforts at the rescue site.
2. Federal officer designated to direct federal crisis and consequence management efforts at the scene of a terrorist or weapons of mass destruction incident. Also called OSC.

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airborne mission commander			A harsh critique of the standoff by an anonymous Navy veteran that is circulating widely claims that Team Obama attempted to micromanage the situation, overruling the on-scene commander and imposing ridiculous rules of engagement that repeatedly prevented the Navy SEAL shooters from taking out the pirates. Obama: hero or villain in pirate rescue saga? by The New American The on-scene commander took it as the captain was in imminent danger and then made that decision and he had the authorities to make that decision and he had seconds to make that decision," he said. Somali pirates vow revenge on US by Aljazeera.net The on-scene commander thought that the captain was in imminent danger and then made that decision, and he had the authority to make that decision and he had seconds to make that decision," said Gortney. US navy rescues captain held by Somali pirates by AFP / AFP American Edition			on-again, off-again on-air on-board on-call on-call resupply on-call target on-call target (nuclear) on-call targets on-call wave on-camera on-campus on-costs on-duty on-glide on-going On-hanger on-key on-license on-line on-line database On-looker On-looking on-message on-off on-off switch on-scene commander on-screen on-site on-station time on-stream on-street on-street parking on-the-job on-the-job training on-the-record on-the-scene on-the-spot on/off switch onager Onagga onagon Onagra Onagraceae onagraceous onanism onanist Onappo Onassis Oñate onbeat onboard			On-Off Controller On-Off Cycles per Day On-off keying On-off keying on-off phenomenon On-Off Ratio on-off sprinkler on-off switch on-off switch on-off switch on-off switch on-off switch on-off system on-off tests On-off-on switch On-off-on switch On-off-on switch On-off-on switch On-off-on switch On-Orbit Calibrator On-Orbit Constraints Test On-Orbit Maintenance On-Orbit Operations Summary On-orbit Serviceable Unit On-Orbit Servicing On-Premise Account Managers On-Premise Laundry On-Premise School Representative On-sale On-Scene Command and Coordination Radio on-scene commander On-Scene Control Group On-Scene Control Point On-Scene Coordinator On-Scene Disaster Control Group On-Scene Medical Control Physician On-Scene Representative On-Scene Tactical Commander on-screen On-Screen Alarm Resolution Protocol On-Screen Analysis On-Screen Configuration and Activity Reporting On-Screen Graphics On-Screen Guide On-Screen Takeoff On-Screen User Interface On-Screen-Data-Display On-Side Cricket Limited on-site on-site on-site On-Site Acceptance Test On-Site Assessment and Training On-Site Chemical Generation On-Site Depot Support On-Site Disposal Facility On-Site Disposal System

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