Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Lieutenant colonel (UK: / l ɛ f ˈ t ɛ n ən t ˈ k ɜːr n əl / lef-TEN-ənt KUR-nəl, US: / l uː ˈ t ɛ n-/ loo-TEN-) is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Several police forces in the United States use the rank of lieutenant colonel. The ...
The lieutenant colonel was sometimes known as "lieutenant to the colonel." [ citation needed ] In British practice, regiments were commanded by their lieutenant colonels, as the colonel was a titular position [ 8 ] (with the incumbent absent from the regiment serving as a senior staff officer , a general officer , or as a member of the nobility ).
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 19 January 2025. American politician (born 1981) Tulsi Gabbard Gabbard in 2024 Director of National Intelligence Presumptive nominee Assuming office TBD [a] President Donald Trump Succeeding Avril Haines Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii's 2nd district In office January 3, 2013 ...
Lieutenant colonel (Lt Col), is a rank in the British Army and Royal Marines which is also used in many Commonwealth countries. The rank is superior to major , and subordinate to colonel . [ 1 ] The comparable Royal Navy rank is commander , and the comparable rank in the Royal Air Force and many Commonwealth air forces is wing commander .
Karen U. Kwiatkowski, née Unger, [1] (born September 24, 1960) is an American activist and commentator. She is a retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel whose assignments included duties as a Pentagon desk officer and a variety of roles for the National Security Agency.
Henry Andrews Mucci (March 4, 1909 – April 20, 1997) was a colonel in the United States Army Rangers.In January 1945, during World War II, he led a force of 121 Army Rangers on a mission which rescued 513 survivors of the Bataan Death March from Cabanatuan Prison Camp, despite being heavily outnumbered.
Colonel (UK: / ˈ k ɜː n ə l /, US: / ˈ k ɜːr n ə l /, abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of a regiment in an army.
However, their efforts failed, and the French word is still used, along with its many variations (e.g. lieutenant colonel, lieutenant general, lieutenant commander, flight lieutenant, second lieutenant and many non-English language examples), in both the Old and the New World. [citation needed]