Ranks and insignia of NATO Air Forces Officers

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[edit] Officers (OF 1 - 10)

NATO Code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OF-D-	Student Officer
Belgium (Edit)	No Equivalent	No Equivalent	Lieutenant-général Luitenant-generaal	Général-major Generaal-majoor	Général de Brigade Brigadegeneraal	Colonel Kolonel	Lieutenant-colonel Luitenant-kolonel	Major Majoor	Capitaine-commandant Kapitein-commandant Capitaine Kapitein	Lieutenant Luitenant	Sous-lieutenant Onderluitenant	No Equivalent	No Equivalent
Bulgaria (Edit)	No Equivalent												No Equivalent
		генерал	генерал-полковник	генерал-лейтенант	генерал-майор	полковник	подполковник	майор	капитан	старши лейтенант	лейтенант	младши лейтенант
Canada (Edit)	No Equivalent											No Equivalent	No Image
		General Général	Lieutenant General Lieutenant-général	Major General Major-général	Brigadier General Brigadier-général	Colonel Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel Lieutenant-colonel	Major Major	Captain Capitaine	Lieutenant Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant		Officer Cadet Eleve-Officier
Czech Republic (Edit)	No Equivalent												No Equivalent
		armádní generál	generálporučík	generálmajor	brigádní generál	plukovník	podplukovník	major	kapitán	nadporučík	poručík	podporučík
Denmark (Edit)	No equivalent											No equivalent
		General	Generalløjtnant	Generalmajor	Brigadegeneral	Oberst	Oberstløjtnant	Major	Kaptajn	Premierløjtnant	Løjtnant Sekondløjtnant
Iceland (Edit)	No Air Force	No Air Force	No Air Force	No Air Force	No Air Force	No Air Force	No Air Force	No Air Force	No Air Force	No Air Force	No Air Force	No Air Force	No Air Force
Italy (Edit)	No Equivalent											No Equivalent	No Equivalent
		Capo di Stato Maggiore dell'Aeronautica Militare	Generale di Squadra	Generale di Divisione	Generale di Brigata	Colonnello	Tenente Colonnello	Maggiore	Capitano	Tenente	Sottotenente
Luxembourg (Edit)	No Air Force	No Air Force	No Air Force	No Air Force	No Air Force	No Air Force	No Air Force	No Air Force	No Air Force	No Air Force	No Air Force	No Air Force	No Air Force
Netherlands (Edit)	No equivalent											No equivalent
		Generaal	Luitenant-generaal	Generaal-majoor	Commodore	Kolonel	Luitenant-kolonel	Majoor	Kapitein	Eerste-luitenant	Tweede-luitenant Vaandrig
Poland (Edit)	No equivalent											No equivalent	No equivalent
		Generał	Generał broni	Generał dywizji	Generał brygady	Pułkownik	Podpułkownik	Major	Kapitan (rank)	Porucznik	Podporucznik
Portugal (Edit) [1]													Various
	Marechal1	General	Tenente-General	Major-General	Brigadeiro-General	Coronel	Tenente-Coronel	Major	Capitão	Tenente	Alferes	Aspirante-a-oficial	Cadete
United Kingdom (Edit)												No equivalent
	Marshal of the Royal Air Force1	Air Chief Marshal	Air Marshal	Air Vice-Marshal	Air Commodore	Group Captain	Wing Commander	Squadron Leader	Flight Lieutenant	Flying Officer	Pilot Officer		Officer Cadet or Student Officer
United States (Edit)												No Equivalent	Various
	General of the Air Force1	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier General	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	First Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant		Cadet/Officer Candidate
NATO Code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OF-D-	Student Officer

• ¹ Honorary/War time rank.

Note that the NATO officer rank codes (OF-1 to OF-10) are differently numbered from the US officer rank codes (O-1 to O-11).

[edit] See also

• NATO
• Ranks and insignia of NATO
• Ranks and insignia of NATO Armies Officers
• Ranks and insignia of NATO Armies Enlisted
• Ranks and insignia of NATO Air Forces Officers
• Ranks and insignia of NATO Air Forces Enlisted
• Ranks and insignia of NATO Navies Officers
• Ranks and insignia of NATO Navies Enlisted

[edit] External links

• History of NATO – the Atlantic Alliance - UK Government site
• uniforminsignia.net