flag officer
noun
: any of the officers in the navy or coast guard above captain compare general officer
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Since taking over a year ago, Hegseth has fired top generals and flag officers and vowed to empower the trigger-pullers.
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Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 2 Feb. 2026
Trump, at an extraordinary meeting of U.S. flag officers in Quantico, Va. on September 30, spoke at length about that region.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
After the speech, a general who was in the audience and requested anonymity to speak frankly, said she was struck by the professional stoicism of her roughly 800 fellow flag officers.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2025
Last week, general and flag officers at the one-star level and above were told to fly to Quantico from their duty stations with just several days' notice and no hint as to what the meeting might be about.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
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Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 2 Feb. 2026
Trump, at an extraordinary meeting of U.S. flag officers in Quantico, Va. on September 30, spoke at length about that region.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
After the speech, a general who was in the audience and requested anonymity to speak frankly, said she was struck by the professional stoicism of her roughly 800 fellow flag officers.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2025
Last week, general and flag officers at the one-star level and above were told to fly to Quantico from their duty stations with just several days' notice and no hint as to what the meeting might be about.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Flag officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flag%20officer. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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