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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South Carolina’s 3rd District Sheri Biggs, a lieutenant colonel in the Air National Guard, edged out Mark Burns, a pastor who had Trump’s endorsement, in the primary runoff for the seat held by Republican Rep. Jeff Duncan.
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Theodoric Meyer, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
According to her Ballotpedia page, Ping served for 33 years in the United States Army Reserves and earned the rank of lieutenant colonel.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 June 2024
When the Allied force landed, Kemal, then a lieutenant colonel, was being held in a reserve unit five miles from the front.
—Steven A. Cook, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2015
In 2021, an exchange with NATO saw a Taiwan lieutenant colonel dispatched on a six-month academic training program at an international military college in Rome, Italy.
—Charlie Campbell / Taipei, TIME, 13 June 2024
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Theodoric Meyer, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
According to her Ballotpedia page, Ping served for 33 years in the United States Army Reserves and earned the rank of lieutenant colonel.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 June 2024
When the Allied force landed, Kemal, then a lieutenant colonel, was being held in a reserve unit five miles from the front.
—Steven A. Cook, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2015
In 2021, an exchange with NATO saw a Taiwan lieutenant colonel dispatched on a six-month academic training program at an international military college in Rome, Italy.
—Charlie Campbell / Taipei, TIME, 13 June 2024
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“Lieutenant colonel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lieutenant%20colonel. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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