commander
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Robert Brovdi, commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces, said on Wednesday drones had targeted 48 operational and planned military sites.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026
Mr. Hargreaves’s account of the North African fighting does much to dispel the myths that surround Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, the German tank commander and so-called Desert Fox.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
“I had firefighters work Wednesday afternoon, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. I talked to my incident commander, and he goes, ‘Chief, these guys are getting their butts kicked.’
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
The presidency comes with certain perks: a taxpayer-funded plane, a lifetime pension, and a White House staff to service the commander in chief’s every need.
From Slate • Jun. 23, 2026
In 1779, Henry Clinton, the British commander in chief in America, again issued an offer of freedom.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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