commander
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“The magnitude of the investment potential is an incentive for a reunification,” said Brennan, who is deputy commander of U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
“Iran has lost 80% to 90% of its naval capacity,” said retired Vice Admiral Robert Harward, a former deputy commander of the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 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 initials are those of Hunley commander George Dixon, who led the attack on the Housatonic.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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