commander
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But many Serbs continued to revere a military commander who painted himself as a "simple man" whom fate had chosen to protect his people.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Steve Dudeney, director of fire safety consultancy Ignis Fire and Resilience Ltd, and a former London Fire Brigade commander, said there had been "lots of talking and very little doing".
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Sarhadi was a military commander during the Taliban's first stint in power in the 1990s.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Taeb, a cleric, was named commander of the Basij, the IRGC's vast youth militia, which has become notorious as an enforcer of security in Iranian neighbourhoods.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
“Landing in thick fog, I would enter that milky sheet and when the cockpit began to darken, it was a sign that the land was close,” said squadron commander Mariya Smirnova.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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NeXT put raw intelligence into the hands of battlefield commanders at bases around the world, images they could interpret “though their eyes in near real time,” Romello said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Not all of those who are trained want to stay back, she said, but those that do receive orders from trained crew commanders, including on when it's time to leave.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
In contrast, FPV drones can be carried into the field by small teams, giving front-line commanders direct control of the drones, and the option to use them immediately for a precision strike or for reconnaissance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
A key part of this year's exercise is decentralising command and control to enable commanders and officers on the battlefield to make operational decisions without waiting for orders.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
The two other planes were flown and navigated by the regiment’s squadron commanders.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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