Ranks and insignia of officers in NATO air forces

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The following table lists the ranks and insignia of officers in NATO air forces.

Contents 1 Officers (OF 1 - 10) 2 See also 3 Notes and references 4 External links

[edit] Officers (OF 1 - 10)

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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
Albania (Edit)	No Equivalent	Gjeneral	Gjenerallejtnant	Gjeneralmajor	Gjeneralbrigad	Kolonel	Nënkolonel	Major	Kapiten	Toger	Nëntoger	No Equivalent	No Equivalent
Belgium (Edit)	No Equivalent	Général Generaal	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
Canada (Edit)
	No Equivalent	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier General	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant	No Equivalent	Officer Cadet
		Général	Lieutenant-général	Major-général	Brigadier-général	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel	Major	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-lieutenant		Eleve-Officier
Croatia (Edit)
												No equivalent	No equivalent
	Stožerni general	General zbora	General pukovnik	General bojnik	Brigadni general	Brigadir	Pukovnik	Bojnik	Satnik	Natporučnik	Poručnik
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	Flyverløjtnant Løjtnant
Germany (Edit)	No Equivalent	General	Generalleutnant	Generalmajor	Brigadegeneral	Oberst	Oberstleutnant	Major	Stabshauptmann Hauptmann	Oberleutnant	Leutnant	Oberfähnrich Fähnrich	Fahnenjunker
Greece (Edit)	No equivalent
		Πτέραρχος	Αντιπτέραρχος	Υποπτέραρχος	Ταξίαρχος	Σμήναρχος	Αντισμήναρχος	Επισμηναγός	Σμηναγός	Υποσμηναγός	Ανθυποσμηναγός	Δόκιμος Έφεδρος Ανθυποσμηναγός
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	Generale di Squadra Aerea	Generale di Divisione Aerea	Generale di Brigata Aerea	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
Romania (Edit)												No Equivalent	No Equivalent
	Mareşal1	General	General-locotenent	General-maior	General de flotilă aeriană	Comandor	Căpitan-comandor	Locotenent-comandor	Căpitan	Locotenent	Sublocotenent
Spain (Edit)												No equivalent	No equivalent
	Capitán GeneralNote	General del Aire	Teniente General	General de División	General de Brigada	Coronel	Teniente Coronel	Comandante	Capitán	Teniente	Alférez
Note Rank reserved to H.M. The King of Spain.
Turkey (Edit)	Mareşal1	Genel Kurmay Başkanı Orgeneral	Korgeneral	Tümgeneral	Tuğgeneral	Albay	Yarbay	Binbaşı	Yüzbaşı	Üsteğmen	Teğmen	Asteğmen
United Kingdom (Edit)
	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.
• ² The higher stripe of the rank has a red outline.

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

• 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] Notes and references

[edit] External links

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

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