military officer

Example Sentences

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However, Adm Brad Cooper - the US military officer overseeing the war - has challenged the suggestion that there have been thousands of civilian deaths.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Spruds formally resigned on Monday and Salina proposed a military officer as his replacement but the Progressive party rejected him.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

“You are all set to go,” a U.S. military officer radioed as the ship glided through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday and swung around the peninsula at the northern end of Oman.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

So when the phone rang as he was visiting family one Monday afternoon in February, Turmus wasn’t too surprised that the person speaking accented Arabic was an Israeli military officer.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

“My grandfather was a military officer, Colonel. A major. He died for the Gray at Antietam.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy