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major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
少佐が部隊に出動命令を下した。
The major issued orders for the unit to deploy.
彼は陸軍少佐として最前線で戦い、勲章を受けた。
He fought on the front lines as an army major and received a decoration.
物語の主人公は若くして海軍少佐に昇進した精鋭だった。
The story's protagonist was an elite soldier who rose to the rank of naval lieutenant commander at a young age.