commander
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The Belfast area commander for the Community Rescue Service said: "Don't underestimate the weather"
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
A watch commander was unable to immediately provide details on the circumstances surrounding Bryski’s arrest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
“From what I’m seeing today, there are fewer connectivity issues, but they still exist at speeds above” 150 kilometers an hour, said a drone commander on the southern front known by his call sign Brut.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Speaking in French, the women thanked Khalifa Haftar, military commander of eastern Libya, and his son, Saddam Haftar, for their release.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Washington’s ability as commander was being questioned, and his army was shattered by death, desertions, and defeats.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
On Saturday, North Korean state media said leader Kim Jong Un had urged his military to become the strongest in the world at a two-day meeting of company commanders in Pyongyang last week.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged his military to train to become the strongest in the world at a two-day meeting of company commanders in Pyongyang, state media said Saturday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
But across the front line in Ukraine, I observed soldiers and commanders approaching AI with healthy skepticism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
A Russian drone zips across the computer screen, startling the commanders keeping watch over the battlefield via a live stream in their bunker.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Our commanders wanted to maintain morale back home and did not want to frighten the civilians.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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