commander
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Ch Supt Scott Cowie, area commander for Sunderland, said it was "a truly tragic incident".
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
“Our deepest condolences go out to the family and loved ones of the individual who lost his life,” Capt. Jarod Toczko, commander of Coast Guard Sector San Francisco, said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Gen. John Shaw, who was deputy commander of U.S.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
I remember this vividly serving as a company commander in Iraq from 2008-09.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
The office, I realized, of the commander in chief of the Academy.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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 Houthi militants listened in on calls between their opponents’ commanders, giving them insight into their plans, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Top fire commanders decided not to deploy roughly 1,000 extra firefighters and dozens of engines in advance of the fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
A former senior Navy officer and a retired Navy operations officer told me that past commanders have occasionally filed statements warning of risk—similar to the non-concur notes.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026
The commanders here are working off Plutarch’s holograph.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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