missileer
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of missileer
Example Sentences
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“It’s frustrating to know they had thought of this back then,” said Doreen Jenness, whose husband, Jason Jenness, was a Malmstrom missileer who died of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2001 at the age of 31.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2023
What’s notable about those reported numbers is that the missileer community is very small.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 7, 2023
"You shouldn't be penalized for your service as a missileer or your service here," Hagel told several hundred airmen.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2014
In his paper, “Reviving a Culture of Disciplined Compliance in Air Force Nuclear Operations,” Stanley called for missileer incentive pay.
From Washington Times • Jul. 9, 2014
To aim any missile with accuracy, a missileer must know his own geographic position within a fraction of a mile.
From Time Magazine Archive
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