Air Force Commander's Insignia

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1 Description
2 Wear Guidelines
3 Equivalents
4 External links

[edit] Description

The Air Force Commander's Insignia is a decoration of the United States Air Force which has been in existence since 2002. Also known as the USAF Commander’s Badge, the Air Force Commander's Insignia is awarded to any Air Force officer who holds a major command billet within the United States Air Force.

The Air Force Commander's Insignia is worn above the name tag when in command of a squadron, group, wing, NAF, MAJCOM, or Unified Command. The insignia is worn below the nametag upon completion of a similar command.

To be eligible for the Air Force Commander's Insignia, an Air Force officer must hold permanent assignment in a command billet, normally befitting a Major or above. Examples of such billets would include any unit larger than detachment size to include: Squadron, Group, and Wing Commanders as well as the Commanding Officers of major Air Force installations such as Air Force Bases.

[edit] Wear Guidelines

Below are some generally guidelines for being awarded the Air Force Commander's Insignia:

No longer associated with commander's pay.
Additional approvals for wear made by CSAF.
Maj - Col wear.
Must EXERCISE UCMJ Authority.
Must be competitively selected by a board (AFPC/MAJCOM/FOA, etc).
May be worn in the AOR (Per CENTAF, current or prior commanders authorized).
May not be worn by "temporary" or "acting" commanders. Temporary or Acting commanders may not permanently wear the pin.
Commanders must serve entire tenure (usually two years) for permanent wear.
Vice and Deputy Commanders are not authorized wear of the insignia. However, they may wear the insignia as a graduated commander from previously held command positions.
Flag Officers are not authorized wear of the insignia.
Detachment Commanders are not authorized the wear of the commanders insignia.

[edit] Equivalents

The United States Navy equivalent of the Air Force Commander's Insignia is the Command Ashore Pin, while the United States Coast Guard has two versions of the decoration, referring to the badge as the Command Ashore Pin and the Officer-in-Charge Ashore Pin. The U.S. Army and United States Marines have no equivalent to the Air Force Commander's Insignia.