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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...
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  • major and below a colonel. Several police forces in the United States use the rank of lieutenant colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened...
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  • 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...
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    A colonel (/ˈkɜːrnəl/) in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force and Space Force, is the most senior field-grade military officer rank, immediately...
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  • the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force and Space Force, major is a field officer above the rank of captain and below the rank of lieutenant colonel...
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  • [citation needed] Colonel or lieutenant colonel: A majority of state police as well as some municipal agencies use "colonel" or "lieutenant colonel" as their...
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    Space Shuttle mission. Lieutenant Colonel Duane Carey, USAF: Space Shuttle pilot. Awarded with Valor Device. Lieutenant Colonel Gus Grissom, USAF: one...
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  • Commonwealth and the United States, and Generaloberst was a rank above full General, but below Generalfeldmarschall. The rank of colonel general also exists...
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  • officer. The equivalent in the Royal Navy is midshipman. In the United States, second lieutenant is the normal entry-level rank for most commissioned officers...
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  • subordinate to lieutenant general (as a lieutenant outranks a sergeant major). Several countries (e.g. Balkan states) use the rank of lieutenant colonel general...
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  • Field grade includes major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel. Company grade includes second lieutenant, first lieutenant, and captain. In terms of heraldic...
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  • deployed in battalions (commanded by a lieutenant colonel) as a more convenient size of military unit and, as such, colonels have tended to have a higher profile...
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  • The term "first lieutenant" had a dual meaning in the United States Revenue Cutter Service (known until 1894 as the United States Revenue-Marine). The...
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    Carrie Ricci (category United States Department of Agriculture officials)
    Carrie Frances Ricci is an American attorney and retired United States Army lieutenant colonel who serves as general counsel of the Army in the Biden administration...
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  • Commander (United States) Silver oak leaf, insignia of rank of Lieutenant colonel (United States) Golden oak leaf, insignia of the United States Navy Supply...
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    Commander ranks above lieutenant commander (O-4) and below captain (O-6). Commander is equivalent to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the other uniformed...
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  • NFL linebacker[citation needed] Edward J. Scully (1958): Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army, Delaware Aviation Hall of Fame inductee Andrew Szczerba...
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  • its many variations (e.g. lieutenant colonel, lieutenant general, lieutenant commander, flight lieutenant, second lieutenant and many non-English language...
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    Black military attaché, first Black man to achieve the rank of colonel in the United States Army, and highest-ranking black officer in the Regular Army until...
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  • Colonel Jack Sydell, portrayed by Allan Miller, is an officer with the United States Air Force charged with tracking down UFO sightings. Lieutenant Starbuck...
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  • already reached the highest rank historically used in the United States, the three star lieutenant general. The "General of the Army" rank was revived during...
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    Likewise, both colonels and lieutenant colonels are addressed as "Colonel (last name)" and first and second lieutenants as "Lieutenant (last name)". Warrant...
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  • commanding officer refused to investigate. He reached the rank of lieutenant colonel and was the author of several books about his experiences, including...
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  • Declaration of Stephen Abraham, Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army Reserve, June 14th, 2007 Al Odah v. United States is a court case filed by the Center...
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  • This is a list of individuals serving in the United States House of Representatives (as of May 6, 2024, the 118th Congress). The membership of the House...
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  • Dave Grossman (author) (category United States Army colonels)
    seminars on the psychology of lethal force. He is a retired lieutenant colonel in the United States Army. Grossman was born in Frankfurt, West Germany on August...
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  • promotion to captain; those lieutenants ranged across present-day army ranks from a second lieutenant through to a lieutenant colonel. As the rank structure...
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    modern military writings; referring to a colonel as "full" and/or "bird" colonel (as compared to a lieutenant colonel, who ranks behind them) in U.S. forces...
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    Lieutenant Colonel Robert "Rosie" Rosenthal (June 11, 1917 – April 20, 2007) was an American lawyer and Army officer. A highly decorated B-17 commander...
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    James Roosevelt (category United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II)
    presenting the Silver Star (Army Award) to Lieutenant Colonel James R. Roosevelt (MCSN: 0–5477), United States Marine Corps, for gallantry in action at...
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