manned

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“That cannot be right,” Livingston Holder, a former manned spaceflight engineer with the Air Force and space shuttle payload specialist, recalled thinking when he first heard that fact.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

This is the fourth U.S. manned aircraft taken down since the beginning of Operation Epic Fury — with none being hostile fire from Iran.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

The war with Iran, which started on Feb. 28, has featured thousands of military assets, including drones, missiles, interceptors, manned fighter jets, refueling planes, naval fleets, and scores of intelligence and reconnaissance tools.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Further out, the U.S. is working on its so-called Collaborative Combat Aircraft, a $6 billion program of drones that can accompany manned jets and operate autonomously.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

I often manned the church library, checking out books to members, stamping the due dates on the cards inside, and making sure the borrowed books were returned on time.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry