crew chief
noun
: one who is in charge of a crew of workers
especially
: a noncommissioned officer (as in the air force) who supervises an airplane's ground crew
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Keselowski’s crew chief Matt McCall said the winless streak didn’t come up in conversation over during the past three years.
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Lou Bezjak, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2024
Her grandfather served as a helicopter crew chief in the Korean War.
—Daniel Langhorne, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2024
In a postgame pool report, crew chief Marc Davis said the officials weren’t initially aware of where the heat pack came from.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 May 2024
However, there was a crew chief review by home-plate umpire David Rackley.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024
With Chad Knaus — the legendary crew chief for Jimmie Johnson who entered the sport’s Hall of Fame last month — retiring after 2020, Hendrick brought in Fugle to pair with Byron.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2024
The agency said Davis and Langen were crew chiefs on the CH-53E helicopter piloted by Moulton, Casey and Nava that went down in Pine Valley, Calif.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024
An aircraft crew chief with the New York National Guard, whose name has not been released, was injured and remained in the hospital.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024
Suarez’s new crew chief, Matt Swiderski, has been impressed with his confidence.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2024
Lou Bezjak, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2024
Her grandfather served as a helicopter crew chief in the Korean War.
—Daniel Langhorne, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2024
In a postgame pool report, crew chief Marc Davis said the officials weren’t initially aware of where the heat pack came from.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 May 2024
However, there was a crew chief review by home-plate umpire David Rackley.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024
With Chad Knaus — the legendary crew chief for Jimmie Johnson who entered the sport’s Hall of Fame last month — retiring after 2020, Hendrick brought in Fugle to pair with Byron.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2024
The agency said Davis and Langen were crew chiefs on the CH-53E helicopter piloted by Moulton, Casey and Nava that went down in Pine Valley, Calif.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024
An aircraft crew chief with the New York National Guard, whose name has not been released, was injured and remained in the hospital.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024
Suarez’s new crew chief, Matt Swiderski, has been impressed with his confidence.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2024
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