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
On 20 October 2012, Roberts-Smith – by then a patrol commander – was sent into Syachow village to look for an insurgent dubbed "Objective Pine".
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
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
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
On July 23, 1545, the French naval commander Claude d’Annebault decided to withdraw his fleet.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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