commander

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Ch Supt Pete Thorp, district commander for Doncaster, thanked the local community for their support and expressed his condolences to everyone affected by the news.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

South Korea and the United States are in talks over recent public remarks by the commander of US Forces Korea, Seoul's presidential office said Saturday, after the comments drew sharp criticism from China.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

“It sends a signal to Russia that whatever happens, Estonia is going to be ready, Estonia is going to fight, Estonia is not alone,” said Viktor Kalnitski, deputy commander of the Estonian defense forces.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

More than 2 pounds of honor cords, pins, stoles and medallions — a stash rivaling that of a supreme Allied commander — crashed to the dirt outside the 18-year-old’s Adelanto home.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Back in Voronezh, Aleksandr Gridnev now flew with Valentina Lisitsina as his second-in-command in their fast Yak fighters, and he continued to prove himself as the right commander for the 586th Fighter Aviation Regiment.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein