Commander
Commander noun - One in official command especially of a military force or base.
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Wingman and commander are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wingman" instead a noun "Commander".
Wingman
Wingman noun - The pilot who positions his aircraft outside and behind (on the wing of) the leader of a flying formation.
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Commander Contrarian: Your wingman is a supremely arrogant (but talented) pilot who goes by the name of Ghost.
Source: Video Game / Sewer Shark -
From Wing Commander III onwards, you'd get court-martialed when landing after shooting down a wingman.
Source: Video Game / Wing Commander - In Wing Commander II, Captain Mariko "Spirit" Tanaka, your wingman, wins a poker game immediately before a mission with a full house of aces over eights.
Source: The Magic Poker Equation
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