commandant
Example Sentences
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“There’s strong support for the commandant of the Marine Corps’ assessment that he needs no fewer than 31 amphibious ships,” a committee staffer said, according to the U.S.
From Washington Times
Linda Fagan, the new Coast Guard commandant, became the first female officer to lead a branch of the American armed forces.
From New York Times
Fagan was previously vice commandant, a role she assumed last summer.
From Washington Post
It was not until much later in her career that she thought becoming commandant might even be possible.
From New York Times
Gen. David H. Berger, the Marine commandant, has come under fire from retired Marine generals for his innovations, but Hammes thinks “Ukraine vindicates the commandant.”
From Washington Post
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