crew chief
Americannoun
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the head of a crew, especially for maintenance of aircraft or racing cars.
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a noncommissioned officer in the Air Force who is in charge of a group of maintenance specialists.
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Duvall's other many screen roles included an LA police office in Colors, an astronaut in Deep Impact, and a Nascar crew chief in Days of Thunder alongside Tom Cruise.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
He’s been a studio sound engineer, a studio manager, a stage manager, a drum tech and a crew chief.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
The crew chief, Adrian Johnson, took the bat and called a review to verify the legality of the discoloration on barrel.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025
Ryan Cavalieri, a top-25 globally ranked RC driver, is a 38-year-old Huntington Beach native who grew up going to the since-shuttered SoCal RC Raceway with his father, now his pit crew chief.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2025
The crew chief, Red, a hulking redheaded guy from Tennessee, maintained the helicopter and served as the door gunner during flights.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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