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  2. El Jefe - Wikipedia

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    "El Jefe", a less-common nickname for former Cuban President Fidel Castro (deriving from his title as Comandante en Jefe or "Commander-in-Chief" of Cuban Armed Forces); El Hefe (born 1965), guitar player for the punk band NOFX, who derives his nickname from El Jefe

  3. Commander-in-chief - Wikipedia

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    A commander-in-chief or supreme commander (supreme commander-in-chief) is the person who exercises supreme command and control over an armed force or a military branch. As a technical term, it refers to military competencies that reside in a country's executive leadership, a head of state , head of government , or other designated government ...

  4. List of established military terms - Wikipedia

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    Cantonment: a temporary or semi-permanent military quarters; in South Asia, the term cantonment also describes permanent military stations. Chief of defence; Cloak and Dagger; Combat information center; Command (military formation) Command center; Command and control; Commander-in-chief; Command hierarchy; Defense diplomacy; Defence minister ...

  5. Glossary of military abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    A A&TWF – Acquisition and technology work force a – Army AA – Assembly area AA – Anti-aircraft AA – Aegis ashore AAA – Anti-aircraft artillery "Triple A" AAAV – Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle AAC – Army Air Corps AAD – Armored amphibious dozer AADC – Area air defense commander AAE – Army acquisition executive AAG – Anti-aircraft gun AAK – Appliqué armor kit (US ...

  6. Captain general - Wikipedia

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    If the Commander-in-Chief of the Army and the Head of State are reunited in the same person, they are promoted to the permanent military rank of Captain General (Spanish: capitán general). It has only happened three times in Chile's history ( Bernardo O'Higgins , Ramón Freire and Augusto Pinochet ).

  7. General of the Army (Spain) - Wikipedia

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    The rank was created in 1999 to adapt the Spanish military ranks to the ranks of NATO [1] This is the highest rank that a military officer can reach, because the next higher is Captain General and that rank is only reserved to the King or Queen as commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces (even that sometimes has been given as an honorary rank to ...

  8. Military ranks of Spain - Wikipedia

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    Spanish Civil Guard: Caballero alférez cadete (5.º curso) Caballero alférez cadete (4.º curso) Caballero alférez cadete (3.º curso) Alférez alumno de 3.º (con ...

  9. List of military figures by nickname - Wikipedia

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    Judah the Hammer, Jewish Rebel commander in the Maccabean Revolt. Charles Martel, Frankish commander at the Battle of Tours. Gianni Polli, Italian general commander at the World War I and at the World War II Bersaglieri. "Hammerhead" – John C. Martin, U.S. submarine commander [4] "Hap" – Henry H. Arnold, USAAF/USAF General of the Air Force.