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Stupnikov was sitting in the Mykilske command post one day in June when his commander suddenly threw up his arms in exasperation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

A broad-shouldered military commander with black stubble entered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 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

The commander tells us about 500 Houthi fighters remain on high ground overlooking a strategic maritime corridor – Bab al-Mandab – connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

The young airwomen truly did adore their commander.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

Deep inside an underground bunker in eastern Ukraine, commanders monitor the battlefield through a live video feed as a Ukrainian drone intercepts a Russian surveillance drone.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Ukrainian forces began using the cheap, compact satellite terminals soon after Russia’s 2022 invasion to securely communicate with commanders and other units.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

In the Eaton fire, reports of an ember-storm seen by paramedics in west Altadena never reached incident commanders, the assessment found.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 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

General Teófilo Vargas came forward with his intentions: in a few hours he shattered the coalition of better-qualified commanders and took charge of the main command.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez