commander

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Another soldier happened to be a fan of Mauldin’s work: Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, supreme commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe—Patton’s boss.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

"Morale is high on board," commander Reid Wiseman told Houston's Mission Control center as the space crew's work day began.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

The mission's commander, Reid Wiseman, took the "spectacular" images, Nasa says, after the crew completed a final engine burn that set them on a trajectory towards our closest celestial neighbour.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

He was deployed to Afghanistan as a company commander while I was a squad leader in Iraq.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

Marina chose Yevdokia Bershanskaya to be the commander of the 588th Night Bomber Aviation Regiment.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein