field officer
noun
: a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps of the rank of colonel, lieutenant colonel, or major compare company officer, general officer
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By the time the data landed on I&A’s server around April 2022, the field officer who had initiated the transfer had left their post.
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Dell Cameron, Wired News, 12 Nov. 2025
The White House has signed off on a list of at least a dozen directors of ICE field officers who are set to be reassigned in coming days, the sources said.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
Moreover, the department’s new approval process has led to a bottleneck: A field officer said HUD staff have recently had to ask complainants for damages worksheets to justify agreements that have been awaiting signatures from headquarters for months.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 1 Oct. 2025
He was briefed on conditions in the facility by an ICE deputy field officer and a CoreCivic warden.
—Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Dell Cameron, Wired News, 12 Nov. 2025
The White House has signed off on a list of at least a dozen directors of ICE field officers who are set to be reassigned in coming days, the sources said.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
Moreover, the department’s new approval process has led to a bottleneck: A field officer said HUD staff have recently had to ask complainants for damages worksheets to justify agreements that have been awaiting signatures from headquarters for months.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 1 Oct. 2025
He was briefed on conditions in the facility by an ICE deputy field officer and a CoreCivic warden.
—Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Field officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20officer. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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