commander
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He went on to become deputy commander of a specialist counter-terrorism unit, on occasions directly confronting suicide bombers.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
“The magnitude of the investment potential is an incentive for a reunification,” said Brennan, who is deputy commander of U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Ahead of Artemis II, Scoville had conversations with mission commander Reid Wiseman in which they reflected on parallels between the Apollo 8 lunar mission and this most recent Moon flyby.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
The military is subordinate to its civilian commander in chief, and as chairman of the Joint Chiefs, he has no direct command of battlefield forces.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
Tamara Kazarinova, the commander of the 586th, still struggled to get along with the most talented pilots in her defensive regiment.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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