brigadier general
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The 93-year-old president appointed officials to key positions within the army and promoted five colonels to the rank of brigadier general.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
“These are some of our best allies, and they had no idea,” said Bacon, who is a retired Air Force brigadier general.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
"The French nation posthumously promotes Alfred Dreyfus to the rank of brigadier general," the law reads.
From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025
As a result, Finerty was demoted to brigadier general.
From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2025
It had come from a brigadier general at the War Department, Military Intelligence Division.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
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