chief warrant officer
Americannoun
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A 13th was made a chief warrant officer, resulting in the group’s nickname: “The Golden 13.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2023
"Leopard tanks are third-generation tanks. Their mobility on diverse terrain is better compared to Russian tanks," said chief warrant officer Lukasz Setny, a senior Leopard instructor.
From Reuters ● Jan. 31, 2023
He remained in the Marine Corps as a reservist and retired as a chief warrant officer in 1969.
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2022
The son of a chief warrant officer in San Diego, Johnson was a Sea Scout who trained on sailing ships as a teen.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 18, 2020
He nodded to the skipper—an old trawlerman acting as a chief warrant officer for navigational duties—as a signal for the mooring ropes to be cast off, and mechanically rang the engine-room telegraph.
From Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished, With Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships by Domville-Fife, Charles W. (Charles William)
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