commander
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These aircraft can only be called in after approval by the fire service incident commander, and when the landowner has "contractual arrangements" in place to cover the costs.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Coast Guard’s San Francisco sector commander, said there was a “high probability” that the missing individuals were trapped inside the vessel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
In 2011, a Blue Angels commander stepped down after he and his team performed a dangerous, low-altitude maneuver at an air show in Lynchburg, Va.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
"There's a commander within them -- BC6 -- that leads them in relaying signals to the downstream target."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
The office, I realized, of the commander in chief of the Academy.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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The demonstrations came as the president held two days of meetings with top military commanders, amid media speculation he could be looking for a replacement for army chief Oleksandr Syrsky.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Union commanders amplified all those advantages by tapping private northern rail networks, created for commerce, which were far more extensive than the Confederacy’s sparse connections.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Fire commanders also failed to pre-deploy engines in the area on Jan. 7 despite dire warnings of extreme winds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Many German commanders, Mr. Hargreaves reveals, felt Rommel favored “speed first, not safety,” and Rommel’s impulsiveness “frequently bordered on recklessness.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
And that the Soviets had dozens of hydrogen bomb warheads in Cuba during the crisis—plus tactical nukes that Soviet commanders were ready and willing to use if attacked.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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