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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Smith's father also served in the Army and reached the rank of lieutenant colonel.
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Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 16 June 2026
He was retired from the Air Force as a lieutenant colonel.
—Claire Galofaro, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Destiny Wells is an attorney, an Army Reserve lieutenant colonel and the 2024 nominee for state attorney general.
—Robert Yoon, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
Colin Pascal is a retired Army lieutenant colonel and a senior fellow at the Orion Policy Institute.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2026
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Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 16 June 2026
He was retired from the Air Force as a lieutenant colonel.
—Claire Galofaro, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Destiny Wells is an attorney, an Army Reserve lieutenant colonel and the 2024 nominee for state attorney general.
—Robert Yoon, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
Colin Pascal is a retired Army lieutenant colonel and a senior fellow at the Orion Policy Institute.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2026
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“Lieutenant colonel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lieutenant%20colonel. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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