commandant
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The former DHS secretary has been seen at the residence usually designated for the Coast Guard commandant, which she made her home as a cabinet member.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., met with the Coast Guard’s acting commandant, Admiral Kevin Lunday, to discuss the policy.
From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2025
“We continue to make mission without ever diminishing our standards,” Gen. Eric Smith, commandant of the Marine Corps, flatly told Congress earlier this month.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
The film focuses on the family life of Rudolf Höss, commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2024
No chanting no singing no silk banners no bands no trumpets no mother no father no slick-fingered commandant dragging a finger across his back.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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