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In the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force and Space Force, lieutenant colonel is a field-grade officer rank, just above the rank of major and just below the rank of colonel. It is equivalent to the naval rank of commander in the other uniformed services .
Davis was raised in Dallas, Texas, and enlisted in the Army in 1985. [1] He briefly left military service to complete his bachelor's degree from Texas Tech University, then was commissioned a second lieutenant through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program.
The structure of United States military ranks had its roots in British military traditions, adopting the same or similar ranks and titles. At the start of the American Revolutionary War in 1775, the Continental Army's lack of standardized uniforms and insignia proved confusing for soldiers in the field.
William D. Swenson (born November 2, 1978) is a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army who was awarded the Medal of Honor in a ceremony on October 15, 2013. [3]
U.S. Army officers with their highest rank being colonel or lieutenant colonel. Not included are temporary ranks or ranks in National Guard, militia or other volunteer units. For Union army colonels, see Category:Union army colonels
A post shared on X claims an Army Lieutenant Colonel purportedly resigned over President-elect Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary nominee, Scott Bessent. Verdict: False The claim is false and ...
A lieutenant colonel with the Army Reserves told an investigatory panel on Monday that a reservist who committed the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history had a low threat profile when he left ...
In the British military, it is customary to refer to either a Lieutenant Colonel or a Colonel by their first names when mentioning them, e.g "Colonel Tim will be at the parade". In the United States Air Force, the term 'light bird' or 'light bird colonel' (as opposed to a 'full bird colonel') is an acceptable casual reference to the rank but is ...