commander
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Air Forces in the Pacific and the Middle East, rising to deputy commander of U.S.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
Colonel James WHM Bishop, commander of Operation Shader, said Freeman was "larger than life and magnetically charming".
From BBC • Jun. 3, 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
The commander of ground troops, Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, tries to bigfoot him, insisting the attack must go ahead at all costs.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
General Douglas MacArthur, commander of the US Army Forces in the Far East, declared Manila an open city on December 26, 1941.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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