U.S. Forces and Multinational Commands: Precedents and Criteria Heightened awareness of regional conflicts around the globe and increased activism by the United Nations in peacekeeping operations have raised issues about future participation by U.S. forces in multinational military commands.{1} For one, concerns have been voiced about placing U.S. combat units under the command of foreign offices and the loss of sovereignty that this may imply. This report examines fifteen historical instances of U.S. forces serving under non-U.S. command - from the Boxer Rebellion in 1900 to the Somali intervention of 1993. Lessons learned from those examples are summarized. Evidence indicates that loss of sovereignty need not become a problem if mutually agreeable command arrangements prevail.