chief warrant officer

American  

noun

U.S. Military.

1. a warrant officer ranking immediately below a second lieutenant or ensign in the armed forces.

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Example Sentences

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert M. Marzan, 54, is believed to have died at the scene of the Port Shuaiba attack, according to the Pentagon.

From Los Angeles Times

But on Wednesday, Chief Warrant Officer Chuck Nole was asked to help direct the president’s flight around the mountain.

From Literature

But Lieutenant Taylor, along with his co-pilot, Chief Warrant Officer James Ratliff, was determined to extract the four soldiers from the jungle floor — despite coming under enemy gunfire, and even though the craft was running low on ammunition and fuel.

From New York Times

A 13th was made a chief warrant officer, resulting in the group’s nickname: “The Golden 13.”

From Los Angeles Times

Fort Rucker, home of a large Army aviation unit, is now Fort Novosel, named after Chief Warrant Officer Michael Novosel, a medevac helicopter pilot who flew 2,543 extraction missions, rescuing more than 5,500 seriously wounded soldiers, in Vietnam.

From Slate