Either you know beforehand, or you don't find out. Since the attacks of September 11, personnel location services sponsored by the DoD have been disabled. If they're commanding a unit, you may find their name mentioned on the unit's home page, which you might be able to find by typing their name into a search engine.
All throughout. Colonel is typically the rank of a brigade commander, although there are Colonels in staff positions, specialty fields (such as medical), etc.
In the US Army, a full bird refers to a Colonel, which is the rank between Lieutenant Colonel and Brigadier General.
Lieutenant Colonel.
Currently there are less than 1% of the US population serving in the US Army
This is filed under US ARmy and US Navy, so let me clarify.. A Captain in the Army is pay grade O3, whereas a Colonel in the Army is pay grade O6. Colonel is the higher of the two. The Navy has a different rank structure for officers than the other branches. A Captain in the Navy is 06 - equivalent to Colonel. The rank of Colonel does not exist in the Navy.
Colonel James Henry Carleton, US Army.
There is no rank called "colonial." The rank "Colonel" is below General and above Lt. Colonel, Major, Captain, and so on.
Colonel in the US Army. He was also a Green Beret.
Colonel Robert E. Lee of the US Army.
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An officer in the United States Army who wears a silver eagle is typically a Colonel, which is a rank above Lieutenant Colonel and below Brigadier General. The silver eagle is worn on their collar insignia denoting their rank.
Captain Seth Thornton, US Army. Colonel Anastasio Torrejon, Mexican Army.