commander

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Navy has successfully conducted other various blockades in the past, including halting shipments of Iranian weapons to Yemen’s Houthi rebels, according to retired Gen. Frank McKenzie, a former Centcom commander.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Ahead of Artemis II, Scoville had conversations with mission commander Reid Wiseman in which they reflected on parallels between the Apollo 8 lunar mission and this most recent Moon flyby.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

The military is subordinate to its civilian commander in chief, and as chairman of the Joint Chiefs, he has no direct command of battlefield forces.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

The French were among the first, sending some 50 elite troops, said Gen. Pierre Schill, commander of the French land army.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

The commander of the front himself sent a telegram to the regiment, congratulating the two pilots on their fearlessness and airmanship: they had turned away forty-two enemy bombers, and shot down four of them.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein