brigadier general

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Army brigadier general who held senior roles in the Defense and State Departments under previous administrations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

"The French nation posthumously promotes Alfred Dreyfus to the rank of brigadier general," the law reads.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

As a result, Finerty was demoted to brigadier general.

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2025

It’s extremely rare for someone to have a first outbreak of psychosis at age 40, according to Dr. Stephen Xenakis, a psychiatrist and retired Army brigadier general.

From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2023

Arnold, safe in British-occupied New York, was commissioned as a British brigadier general.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen