commander
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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 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
But as the commander of Apollo 13 famously said when his spacecraft malfunctioned on the way to the Moon: "Houston, we've had a problem..."
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Months later, Munir was back in the U.S. to attend General Kurilla’s farewell event in Florida, and welcome the incoming commander Admiral Brad Cooper.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
I wasn’t sure why we didn’t get along, but I had a feeling that it was because my mom was the commander in chief, and he was just another Academy kid.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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