Lieutenant Colonel
Field grade officer
Lieutenant Colonel is a military rank above major and below colonel, typically commanding a battalion or equivalent unit.
In the U.S. armed forces, abbreviated LTC (Army) or Lt Col (Air Force, Marines).
The rank exists in most military systems worldwide.
Lieutenant Colonel Sanders led the battalion through three deployments.
- military rankArmed forces title
- field gradeMid-level military rank
- commanding officerMilitary leader of unit
- chain of commandFormal authority hierarchy
- rankPosition in hierarchy
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