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field officer

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Definition of field officer

as in commissioned officer

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Recent Examples of field officer Noem, the homeland security secretary, has said the department is sending body cameras to every field officer in Minneapolis and that the body camera program would be expanded nationwide as funding allows. — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 10 Feb. 2026 The Probation Department began redeploying field officers last year to try to bolster staffing levels at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall enough to meet the state’s minimum staffing ratios. — Jason Henry, Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025 Internal memos though reviewed by WIRED showed that the data set was first requested by a field officer in the DHS Office of Intelligence Analysis in the summer of 2021. — Zoë Schiffer, Wired News, 19 Nov. 2025 Earlier this month, an administration official told ABC News USCIS field officers were directed to refer up to 200 cases each month for potential denaturalizations, but the official said the guidance may change. — Armando Garcia, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for field officer

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DeForest went on to become a drill sergeant himself, as well as coming in second place in a non-commissioned officer challenge that included a swimming competition.

— Brian Lisik, cleveland, 13 Nov. 2022
The best enlisted soldier and non-commissioned officer will earn the honor of representing Alaska at the regional competition.

— Bill Roth, Anchorage Daily News, 13 May 2022

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Soldiers submitted ballots to be counted and recorded by commanding officers, and their votes played an important role in the reelection of Abraham Lincoln.

— Jamie Rowen, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
There were bigger, longer battles and other Native victories between March 1876 and June 1877, but Goodhouse said only the Battle of Greasy Grass — named by Native Americans for the slick grass along the river — gained national recognition because the commanding officer was killed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 June 2026

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