wing commander
noun
: a commissioned officer in the British air force who ranks with a lieutenant colonel in the army
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Nemeth, a pilot who was new to the Guard, was saluted by the organization as California’s first female wing commander.
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Paul Pringle, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2024
Under Brown the cultural shift took hold and remains in place today, said Rew, who was one of Brown’s instructors at the weapons school and wing commander during Brown's time as commandant.
—Tara Copp, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2023
Bacon, before turning to politics, was a career Air Force officer, rising to brigadier general and wing commander at Ramstein Air Base, in Germany, and Offutt Air Force Base, in Nebraska.
—David Mark, Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2020
Yeager also served as a wing commander in the Vietnam War, bringing his combat experience to a younger generation of fighter pilots.
—Rob Verger, Popular Science, 8 Dec. 2020
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Paul Pringle, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2024
Under Brown the cultural shift took hold and remains in place today, said Rew, who was one of Brown’s instructors at the weapons school and wing commander during Brown's time as commandant.
—Tara Copp, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2023
Bacon, before turning to politics, was a career Air Force officer, rising to brigadier general and wing commander at Ramstein Air Base, in Germany, and Offutt Air Force Base, in Nebraska.
—David Mark, Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2020
Yeager also served as a wing commander in the Vietnam War, bringing his combat experience to a younger generation of fighter pilots.
—Rob Verger, Popular Science, 8 Dec. 2020
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“Wing commander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wing%20commander. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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