lieutenant general
noun
: a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who ranks above a major general and whose insignia is three stars
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Hoover graduated from West Point, served in a variety of high command positions as a lieutenant general in the Army and has led the Los Angeles Olympics organization for the last 21 months.
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James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Thirty-six generals and lieutenant generals have been officially purged since 2022, while another 65 officers are listed as missing or potentially purged, the report published Tuesday by the Center for Strategic and International Studies found.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 25 Feb. 2026
Yermak’s successor, Kyrylo Budanov, a lieutenant general and spymaster who now leads Ukraine’s negotiating team, has been more amenable to compromises, even on the question of territory.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
Kellogg’s position is a temporary designation that would require Senate confirmation to continue past 360 days, and the retired lieutenant general has described January as a natural point to step aside, the sources said.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2025
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James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Thirty-six generals and lieutenant generals have been officially purged since 2022, while another 65 officers are listed as missing or potentially purged, the report published Tuesday by the Center for Strategic and International Studies found.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 25 Feb. 2026
Yermak’s successor, Kyrylo Budanov, a lieutenant general and spymaster who now leads Ukraine’s negotiating team, has been more amenable to compromises, even on the question of territory.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
Kellogg’s position is a temporary designation that would require Senate confirmation to continue past 360 days, and the retired lieutenant general has described January as a natural point to step aside, the sources said.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2025
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