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
Recent Examples on the Web
Paramount, meanwhile, enlisted Andrew Craig, a former Top Gun instructor and now a commanding officer in the Navy Reserve.
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
Here, a pre-Jesus Jim Caviezel plays a WWII army soldier who enmeshes himself among the South Pacific locals before his commanding officer (Sean Penn) forces him back into bloody combat.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 26 Jan. 2024
Osgood tracked down the soldier’s commanding officer and enlisted.
—Chris Koseluk, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2024
Carey Mulligan plays his wife, and Rossellini plays his commanding officer.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024
This is the equivalent of a commanding officer devising a battle plan without consulting leaders on the front lines.
—Jennifer J Fondrevay, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
The commanding officer of Team A-726, an Army captain named Roger Donlon, was hurled through a door by a blast just after 2:45 a.m.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
Kim was present at the site of the Monday launch, joined by commanding officers of the DPRK Missile Administration, as he was briefed on the drill.
—Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2023
The commanding officer brought his wife along to watch.
—TIME, 26 Jan. 2024
Gene Maddaus, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
Here, a pre-Jesus Jim Caviezel plays a WWII army soldier who enmeshes himself among the South Pacific locals before his commanding officer (Sean Penn) forces him back into bloody combat.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 26 Jan. 2024
Osgood tracked down the soldier’s commanding officer and enlisted.
—Chris Koseluk, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2024
Carey Mulligan plays his wife, and Rossellini plays his commanding officer.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024
This is the equivalent of a commanding officer devising a battle plan without consulting leaders on the front lines.
—Jennifer J Fondrevay, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
The commanding officer of Team A-726, an Army captain named Roger Donlon, was hurled through a door by a blast just after 2:45 a.m.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
Kim was present at the site of the Monday launch, joined by commanding officers of the DPRK Missile Administration, as he was briefed on the drill.
—Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2023
The commanding officer brought his wife along to watch.
—TIME, 26 Jan. 2024
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“Commanding officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commanding%20officer. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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