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But wars inevitably cost those who fight in them; ideally, the commander in chief would start them only after carefully weighing those costs.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

Clemo serves as incident commander for California Interagency Management Team 7, a federally coordinated group trained to help lead the response to wildfires across the nation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

Blasts, initially thought to be exploding gas cylinders, may have been World War Two explosives detonated by the heat of the fires, the local fire commander told local media.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Myanmar’s president is Min Aung Hlaing, who until recently was commander in chief of the military.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Aleksandr Gridnev took his role as commander of the 586th very seriously.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

Not all of those who are trained want to stay back, she said, but those that do receive orders from trained crew commanders, including on when it's time to leave.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

A key part of this year's exercise is decentralising command and control to enable commanders and officers on the battlefield to make operational decisions without waiting for orders.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

A lawsuit filed by Lemus’ daughter last month claims that Barragan and other top commanders were warned of “training deficiencies” within the arson explosives detail before the incident.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

In a post on X on Sunday, the IDF said it had killed two Hamas commanders, one from the elite Nukbha force, and one from the Maghazi Battalion.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

Enraged German commanders were already sending out a ten-thousand-man German force to track down the saboteurs.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin