admiral
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Former US military official William Fallon - a retired US Navy admiral - told the BBC that "time of day" probably worked in the rescue mission's favour.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
Navy rear admiral, estimated it could take three to four weeks from the start of Iran’s retaliatory attacks on March 1 to reduce the risk of transiting the strait to manageable levels.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
A single prediction delivered by a U.S. admiral six years ago has shaped military strategy for a potentially catastrophic conflict.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
When Robert Duvall was floundering around in college, his father, a career Navy man who retired with the rank of rear admiral, told him to shape up — and start acting.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026
Penelope flipped the pages, looking for some passage that both she and the children might find sufficiently distracting to make them forget that the admiral had not yet returned.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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