lieutenant colonel
noun
: a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps ranking above a major and below a colonel
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Kathleen O’Toole, a partner at 21st Century Policing Solutions, is a former lieutenant colonel who oversaw special operations for the MSP.
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Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
David Franklin Slater, 64, a retired Army lieutenant colonel working in a civilian role, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison, one year of supervised release and a $25,000 fine for disclosing the top-secret information via a foreign online dating platform, according to court records.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Hours before the Pakistani strikes, a suicide bomber targeted a security convoy in the border district of Bannu in Pakistan’s northwest, killing two soldiers, including a lieutenant colonel.
—Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
The airstrikes came after a month of deadly attacks within Pakistan, the most recent being the killing of two soldiers, including a lieutenant colonel, by militants in the country’s northwest on Saturday, officials said.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 22 Feb. 2026
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Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
David Franklin Slater, 64, a retired Army lieutenant colonel working in a civilian role, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison, one year of supervised release and a $25,000 fine for disclosing the top-secret information via a foreign online dating platform, according to court records.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Hours before the Pakistani strikes, a suicide bomber targeted a security convoy in the border district of Bannu in Pakistan’s northwest, killing two soldiers, including a lieutenant colonel.
—Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
The airstrikes came after a month of deadly attacks within Pakistan, the most recent being the killing of two soldiers, including a lieutenant colonel, by militants in the country’s northwest on Saturday, officials said.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 22 Feb. 2026
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