staff officer
noun
: a commissioned officer assigned to a military commander's staff compare line officer
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Eyal Freiman, deputy staff officer for archeology of Israel's Civil Administration of Judea and Samaria, knows well the complexity of performing excavations here.
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Seth Doane, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Among others: 53 Member States pledged uniformed capabilities, including 88 military and police units, as well as various critical capabilities, airlift, individual experts, staff officers and individual police officers.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
This won’t change immediately, says Donna Smiley, the chief staff officer for audiology at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 17 Apr. 2025
Ukrainian forces also reportedly used a HIMARS to strike a different 810th Naval Infantry Brigade command post near Lgov, Kursk Oblast, on December 25, killing the brigade's deputy commander and other staff officers.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Seth Doane, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Among others: 53 Member States pledged uniformed capabilities, including 88 military and police units, as well as various critical capabilities, airlift, individual experts, staff officers and individual police officers.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
This won’t change immediately, says Donna Smiley, the chief staff officer for audiology at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 17 Apr. 2025
Ukrainian forces also reportedly used a HIMARS to strike a different 810th Naval Infantry Brigade command post near Lgov, Kursk Oblast, on December 25, killing the brigade's deputy commander and other staff officers.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Staff officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/staff%20officer. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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