commander
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He went on to become deputy commander of a specialist counter-terrorism unit, on occasions directly confronting suicide bombers.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
The commander of Ukraine’s drone forces referred to a large-scale Ukrainian operation in Tuapse in a social-media post but said the army’s General Staff would disclose additional details.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Flanked on stage by mission commander Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Jeremy Hansen, astronaut Christina Koch called for people on Earth to embrace their shared humanity.
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
A man named Gorringe, who is a commander in the United States Navy, has been put in charge of removing the obelisk and bringing it to America.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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