commander
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The disruptions so upset her neighbor Richard Corriea, a retired San Francisco police commander, that he helped lead the effort to restore the route.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Her father, a military commander, is killed by the British Army during the French Revolutionary Wars of the late 18th century, and her mother dies during childbirth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
"There was heavy fighting," said Tawfiq Al Haboun, a bearded commander in camouflage uniform.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
I drove past my neighbor, an Air Force squadron commander, who was getting into his car.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
For a few days, she was replaced with a temporary commander.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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These tools can help commanders by automatically identifying enemy vehicles from drone feeds or tracking ammunition expenditure to predict resupply needs, Matthaidess said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
About 30 checkpoints along the route marked stretches of road controlled by different commanders – a clear sign of the fractured make-up of the forces fighting on the government side.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
In his most draconian move yet, the Pentagon polygraphed some 50 high-ranking military officers and civilian officials on the Joint Staff, which coordinates operations, policy and war plans with combatant commanders worldwide.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
The article—by reporters Jonathan Swan, Adam Entous, and Maggie Haberman—adds that those commanders are alarmed by how much the war has depleted U.S. weapons stockpiles, including long-range missiles and interceptors to thwart air attacks.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
Only one of the four commanders, Captain Nikolai Shumkov, had ever fired this type of weapon.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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