technical sergeant
noun
: a noncommissioned officer in the air force ranking above a staff sergeant and below a master sergeant
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The technical sergeant, 34, died in March after a midair collision over Iraq between two KC-135 Air Force refueling tankers, a tragedy that unfolded as scores of aircraft crisscrossed the Middle East during the early days of the Iran war.
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Tara Copp The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2026
Monica Witt, a former defense contractor and intelligence technical sergeant of the U.S Air Force, was indicted by a federal grand jury in February 2019 on charges of espionage, including transmitting national defense information to the Middle Eastern country's government.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 15 May 2026
On June 6 Edward’s brother Robert (Bob), 25, a technical sergeant of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, sacrificed himself holding off a German advance so that most of his unit could escape.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
Orest Schur, a former technical sergeant, was sentenced Friday by Adams County District Court Judge Caryn Datz on second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder, according to a news release from the Adams County District Attorney’s Office.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
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Tara Copp The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2026
Monica Witt, a former defense contractor and intelligence technical sergeant of the U.S Air Force, was indicted by a federal grand jury in February 2019 on charges of espionage, including transmitting national defense information to the Middle Eastern country's government.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 15 May 2026
On June 6 Edward’s brother Robert (Bob), 25, a technical sergeant of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, sacrificed himself holding off a German advance so that most of his unit could escape.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
Orest Schur, a former technical sergeant, was sentenced Friday by Adams County District Court Judge Caryn Datz on second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder, according to a news release from the Adams County District Attorney’s Office.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Technical sergeant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/technical%20sergeant. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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