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Hessler served in the U.S. Army as a field artilleryman for six years, retiring as a staff sergeant before serving two years as a patrol officer for the Baltimore City Police, followed by a lateral transfer to Carroll in March of 2021.
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Thomas Goodwin Smith,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Nov. 2024
Tim Walz enlisted as an artilleryman in the Nebraska Army National Guard in 1981, the day after his 17th birthday.
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The Editors,
National Review,
8 Aug. 2024
During the 1930s and '40s, what was left of Indianola was turned into a major training base for thousands of artillerymen.
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Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
19 Mar. 2024
The sky blazed as North Vietnamese artillerymen vainly shot at the American bombers.
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Jeremy Redmon,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Oct. 2023
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Thomas Goodwin Smith,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Nov. 2024
Tim Walz enlisted as an artilleryman in the Nebraska Army National Guard in 1981, the day after his 17th birthday.
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The Editors,
National Review,
8 Aug. 2024
During the 1930s and '40s, what was left of Indianola was turned into a major training base for thousands of artillerymen.
—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
19 Mar. 2024
The sky blazed as North Vietnamese artillerymen vainly shot at the American bombers.
—
Jeremy Redmon,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for artilleryman
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Idaho’s prison system has nearly completed execution chamber upgrades to carry out the death penalty by firing squad as the state’s lead method and will have a team of riflemen ready to go by the time a state law takes effect this summer.
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Oforah was an infantry rifleman.
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View gallery - 6 images The global marine industry has been trying to reduce emissions from shipping for years, and making a dent in the 2%-3% of global CO2 emissions from moving 90% of the world's cargo would be no mean feat.
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Fuel makes up about 50% of a ship’s expense, said Neil Roberts, head of marine and aviation at Lloyd’s Market Association, which provides technical expertise to Lloyd’s maritime insurance business.
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Crew can be assigned to the deck or boarding teams, with multiple slots for cannoneers, gunners, and boarders.
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Artillery is a delicate skill, with cannoneers assessing topography, air pressure and even the weather at the top of the round’s parabolic arc before taking a shot.
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Built by Boeing, the eight-engine B-52 Stratofortress can carry a crew of up to five — a flight commander, a pilot, a radar navigator, an electronic warfare officer and a tail gunner.
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This mode lets one player control the Arwing's pilot (me in this instance), while the other plays the gunner (Jordan), both using a single Joy-Con.
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In the 20th century dozens of movies chronicled their adventures, with each era casting its leading man as the noble, brave and loyal, leading musketeer.
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Bordaz had long theorized that the body of the musketeer was probably buried near the French camp, rather than being taken back to France, so that King Louis XIV could personally attend the burial of his loyal servant.
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Visitors should expect extended response times to water rescues and recreate at their own risk while park officials evaluate options for ranger boats and water rescue crafts.
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In Zimbabwe’s Sapi Reserve, biodiversity ranger Kristie Kundai Kabwe sees the uniform as both responsibility and transformation.
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“Artilleryman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/artilleryman. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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