major general
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“The F-22 is the world’s premier fighter,” said Charles Corcoran, a retired Air Force major general and a former F-22 pilot.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
Guest: Steven J. Lepper, retired Air Force major general and former deputy legal counsel to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
From Slate • Dec. 2, 2025
He began his career as a navy commando in 1977 and rose to be a major general in Israel’s Southern Command, overseeing two wars in Gaza between 2005 and 2010.
From BBC • Nov. 6, 2024
Veruv, the major general, put the total number of gunmen to enter the kibbutz at about 70.
From Reuters • Oct. 10, 2023
Having achieved the rank of major general, Garfield resigned his U.S.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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