commanding officer
noun
: an officer in command
especially
: an officer in the armed forces in command of an organization or installation
Examples of commanding officer in a Sentence
He reported the incident to his commanding officer.
reported directly to the fort's commanding officer
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The commanding officer of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman was relieved of his command on Thursday, more than a week after the ship collided with a merchant vessel where the Mediterranean Sea meets the Suez Canal.
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Greg Wehner, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2025
While at Shenley, Stimson was summoned by Elliott Cutler, the commanding officer of the U.S. Officer Corps in Europe.
—Catherine Musemeche, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
Jonathan Harris, the commanding officer of the ship, in a statement.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2025
The film follows Washington as Lt. Col. Charity Adams, the commanding officer of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, the only unit made up of Black women in the Women’s Army Corps sent to Europe during World War II.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
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Greg Wehner, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2025
While at Shenley, Stimson was summoned by Elliott Cutler, the commanding officer of the U.S. Officer Corps in Europe.
—Catherine Musemeche, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
Jonathan Harris, the commanding officer of the ship, in a statement.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2025
The film follows Washington as Lt. Col. Charity Adams, the commanding officer of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, the only unit made up of Black women in the Women’s Army Corps sent to Europe during World War II.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for commanding officer
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“Commanding officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commanding%20officer. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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