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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The deceased soldiers are chief warrant officers Andrew Cully, 35, and Andrew Kraus, 39, and sergeants Donavon Scott, 24, and Jadalyn Good, 23, Army Special Operations Command (Usasoc) said in a release.
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The Hill, 23 Sep. 2025
In a news release Sept. 22, the Army identified the victims as chief warrant officers Andrew Cully, 35, of Sparta, Missouri; Andrew Kraus, 39, of Sanibel, Florida, and Sgts.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
Warrant Officer 1 Aaron Healy, 32, of Cape Coral, Florida, was promoted to chief warrant officer 2, according to the Army.
—Christopher Leach Lexington Herald-Leader (tns), al, 6 Apr. 2023
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The Hill, 23 Sep. 2025
In a news release Sept. 22, the Army identified the victims as chief warrant officers Andrew Cully, 35, of Sparta, Missouri; Andrew Kraus, 39, of Sanibel, Florida, and Sgts.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
Warrant Officer 1 Aaron Healy, 32, of Cape Coral, Florida, was promoted to chief warrant officer 2, according to the Army.
—Christopher Leach Lexington Herald-Leader (tns), al, 6 Apr. 2023
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