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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According to her research, as a lieutenant colonel in the United States Marine Corps, Robert Ballance was part of the Guadalcanal invasion, and handled shore party landings during the operations of Cape Gloucester, Peleliu and Okinawa.
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Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Colin Pascal is a retired Army lieutenant colonel and a senior fellow at the Orion Policy Institute.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2026
Chris retired as a lieutenant colonel working on highly classified spy satellites.
—Scott Pelley, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Setting off in pursuit was José María Zuloaga, a taciturn lieutenant colonel in the Mexican army supported by a band of irregulars.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
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Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Colin Pascal is a retired Army lieutenant colonel and a senior fellow at the Orion Policy Institute.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2026
Chris retired as a lieutenant colonel working on highly classified spy satellites.
—Scott Pelley, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Setting off in pursuit was José María Zuloaga, a taciturn lieutenant colonel in the Mexican army supported by a band of irregulars.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Lieutenant colonel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lieutenant%20colonel. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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