chief warrant officer
noun
: a warrant officer of senior rank in the armed forces
also
: a commissioned officer in the navy or coast guard ranking below an ensign
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Now stationed in Alaska as a chief warrant officer 2, Bell badly missed Lobach – her openness, cultured perspective and, most of all, her deep empathy.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
Melissa Leake, a chief warrant officer with the Coast Guard and the public information officer for the Titan Marine Board of Investigation, noted that the Coast Guard does not comment on reasons for not calling specific witnesses.
—Mark Harris, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2024
His grandfather, who served in the military and rose to become a chief warrant officer at the Pentagon, had served as music director at several churches in the area.
—Javier C. Hernández, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Zachary Esparza, 36, of Jackson, Missouri, was promoted to chief warrant officer 3, according to the Army.
—Christopher Leach Lexington Herald-Leader (tns), al, 6 Apr. 2023
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
Melissa Leake, a chief warrant officer with the Coast Guard and the public information officer for the Titan Marine Board of Investigation, noted that the Coast Guard does not comment on reasons for not calling specific witnesses.
—Mark Harris, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2024
His grandfather, who served in the military and rose to become a chief warrant officer at the Pentagon, had served as music director at several churches in the area.
—Javier C. Hernández, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Zachary Esparza, 36, of Jackson, Missouri, was promoted to chief warrant officer 3, according to the Army.
—Christopher Leach Lexington Herald-Leader (tns), al, 6 Apr. 2023
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