The following table lists the ranks and insignia of officers in NATO air forces.
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Albanian Air Force | No equivalent | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gjenerallejtnant | Gjeneralmajor | Gjeneralbrigad | Kolonel | Nënkolonel | Major | Kapiten | Toger | Nëntoger
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 Belgian Air Component | No equivalent | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | .jpg')) | No equivalent | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| General | Lieutenant General | Major General | Brigadier General | Colonel | Lieutenant Colonel | Major | Senior Captain | Captain | Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant | Officer Cadet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Generaal | Luitenant-generaal | Generaal-majoor | Brigadegeneraal | Kolonel | Luitenant-kolonel | Majoor | Kapitein-commandant | Kapitein | Luitenant | Onderluitenant | Aspirant
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 Bulgaria Air Force | No equivalent | ){kind=icon} | ){kind=icon} | ){kind=icon} | ){kind=icon} | ){kind=icon} | ){kind=icon} | ){kind=icon} | ){kind=icon} | ){kind=icon} | ){kind=icon} | No equivalent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General | Lieutenant General | Major General | Brigadier General | Colonel | Lieutenant Colonel | Major | Captain | Senior Lieutenant | Lieutenant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Генерал | Генерал-лейтенант | Генерал-майор | Бригаден генерал | Полковник | Подполковник | Майор | Капитан | Старши лейтенант | Лейтенант
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 Royal Canadian Air Force | No equivalent | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | .svg.png')) | No equivalent | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| General | Lieutenant-general | Major-general | Brigadier-general | Colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Général | Lieutenant-général | Major-général | Brigadier-général | Colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Major | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous-lieutenant | Élève-officier
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 Croatian Air Force | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | No equivalent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stožerni general | General zbora | General pukovnik | General bojnik | Brigadni general | Brigadir | Pukovnik | Bojnik | Satnik | Natporučnik | Poručnik
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 Czech Air Force | No equivalent | ) | ) | ) | ) | ){kind=small} | ){kind=small} | ){kind=small} | ){kind=small} | ){kind=small} | ){kind=small} | No equivalent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Armádní generál | Generálporučík | Generálmajor | Brigádní generál | Plukovník | Podplukovník | Major | Kapitán | Nadporučík | Poručík | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Royal Danish Air Force | No equivalent | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | No equivalent | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| General | Lieutenant General | Major General | Brigadier General | Colonel | Lieutenant Colonel | Major | Captain | First Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General | Generalløjtnant | Generalmajor | Brigadegeneral | Oberst | Oberstløjtnant | Major | Kaptajn | Premierløjtnant | Løjtnant | Sekondløjtnant
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 Estonian Air Force | No equivalent | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | .svg.gif')) | No equivalent | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kindral General | Kindralleitnant Lieutenant General | Kindralmajor Major General | Brigaadikindral Brigadier General | Kolonel Colonel | Kolonelleitnant Lieutenant Colonel | Major Major | Kapten Captain | Leitnant First Lieutenant | Nooremleitnant Second Lieutenant | Lipnik Ensign
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 French Air and Space Force | No equivalent | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Général d´armée aérienne | Général de corps aérien | Général de division aérienne | Général de brigade aérienne | Colonel | Lieutenant-Colonel | Commandant | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous-Lieutenant | Aspirant | Élève-officier
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.svg.png){kind=small} German Air Force | No Equivalent | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | Enlisted rank plus bottom thin silver cord indicating cadet's career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| General | Generalleutnant | Generalmajor | Brigadegeneral | Oberst | Oberstleutnant | Major | Stabshauptmann | Hauptmann | Oberleutnant | Leutnant | Oberfähnrich | Fähnrich | Fahnenjunker
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 Hellenic Air Force | No equivalent | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | No equivalent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General | Lieutenant General | Major General | Brigadier General | Colonel | Lieutenant Colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | 2nd Lieutenant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Πτέραρχος | Αντιπτέραρχος | Υποπτέραρχος | Ταξίαρχος | Σμήναρχος | Αντισμήναρχος | Επισμηναγός | Σμηναγός | Υποσμηναγός | Ανθυποσμηναγός
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Hungarian Air Force | No equivalent | ){kind=icon} | ){kind=icon} | ){kind=icon} | ){kind=icon} | ){kind=icon} | ){kind=icon} | ){kind=icon} | ){kind=icon} | ){kind=icon} | ){kind=icon} | No equivalent | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colonel General | Lieutenant General | Major General | Brigadier General | Colonel | Lieutenant Colonel | Major | Captain | First Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vezérezredes | Altábornagy | Vezérőrnagy | Dandártábornok | Ezredes | Alezredes | Őrnagy | Százados | Főhadnagy | Hadnagy | Honvédtisztjelölt
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 Iceland | No air force
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 Italian Air Force | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ){kind=small} | ){kind=small} | No equivalent | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Generale | Generale di Squadra Aerea con Incarichi Speciali | Generale di Squadra Aerea | Generale di Divisione Aerea | Generale di Brigata Aerea | Colonnello | Tenente Colonnello | Maggiore | Primo capitano | Capitano | Tenente | Sottotenente
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 Latvian Air Force | No equivalent | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | No equivalent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lieutenant General | Major General | Brigadier General | Colonel | Lieutenant Colonel | Major | Captain | First Lieutenant | Lieutenant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ģenerālleitnants | Ģenerālmajors | Brigādes ģenerālis | Pulkvedis | Pulkvežleitnants | Majors | Kapteinis | Virsleitnants | Leitnants
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 Lithuanian Air Force | No equivalent | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | No equivalent | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Generolas leitenantas | Generolas majoras | Brigados generolas | Pulkininkas | Pulkininkas leitenantas | Majoras | Kapitonas | Vyresnysis leitenantas | Leitenantas | Kariūnas
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 Luxembourg | No air force
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Montenegrin Air Force | No equivalent | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | No equivalent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General Pukovnik | General Potpukovnik | General Major | Brigardir General | Pukovnik | Potpukovnik | Major | Kapetan | Poručnik | Potporučnik
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 Royal Netherlands Air Force | No equivalent | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | .svg.gif')) | No equivalent | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Generaal | Luitenant-generaal | Generaal-majoor | Commodore | Kolonel | Luitenant-kolonel | Majoor | Kapitein | Eerste-luitenant | Tweede-luitenant | Vaandrig
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 Royal Norwegian Air Force | No equivalent | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | No equivalent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General | Generalløytnant | Generalmajor | Brigader | Oberst | Oberstløytnant | Major | Kaptein | Løytnant | Fenrik
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 Polish Air Force | ) | ){kind=icon} | ){kind=icon} | ){kind=icon} | ){kind=icon} | ){kind=icon} | ){kind=icon} | ){kind=icon} | ){kind=icon} | ){kind=icon} | ){kind=icon} | No equivalent | Various | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marszałek Polski | Generał | Generał broni | Generał dywizji | Generał brygady | Pułkownik | Podpułkownik | Major | Kapitan | Porucznik | Podporucznik | Podchorąży
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 Portuguese Air Force | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | .svg.gif')) | Various | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marechal | General | Tenente General | Major General | Brigadeiro General | Coronel | Tenente Coronel | Major | Capitão | Tenente | Alferes | Aspirante-a-Oficial | Cadete Aluno
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.svg.png){kind=small} Romanian Air Force | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | No equivalent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mareșal | General | General-Locotenent | General-Maior | General de Flotilă Aeriană | Comandor | Căpitan-Comandor | Locotenent-Comandor | Căpitan | Locotenent | Sublocotenent
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Slovak Air Force | No equivalent | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | No equivalent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Generál | Generálporučík[note 1] | Generálmajor | Brigádny Generál | Plukovník | Podplukovník | Major | Kapitán | Nadporučík | Poručík | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence | No equivalent | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | No equivalent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General polkovnik | Generalpodpolkovnik | Generalmajor | Brigadir General | Polkovnik | Podpolkovnik | Major | Stotnik | Nadporočnik | Poročnik
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 Spanish Air Force | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Capitán General | General del Aire | Teniente General | General de División | General de Brigada | Coronel | Teniente Coronel | Comandante | Capitán | Teniente | Alférez | Oficial Cadete | Alumno
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 Turkish Air Force | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | .svg.png')) | Various [note 2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mareşal | Orgeneral | Korgeneral | Tümgeneral | Tuğgeneral | Albay | Yarbay | Binbaşı | Yüzbaşı | Üsteğmen | Teğmen | Asteğmen | Harbiyeli
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 Royal Air Force | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | No equivalent | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshal of the RAF | Air chief marshal | Air marshal | Air vice-marshal | Air commodore | Group captain | Wing commander | Squadron leader | Flight lieutenant | Flying officer | Pilot officer /acting pilot officer | Officer cadet
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 United States Air Force | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | ) | No equivalent | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| General of the Air Force | General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Cadet / Officer trainee (Various insignia) |
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 United States Space Force | No equivalent | | | | | | | | | | | | No equivalent | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Cadet / Officer trainee (Various insignia) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- 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-10).
See also
- NATO
- Ranks and insignia of NATO
- Ranks and insignia of NATO armies enlisted
- Ranks and insignia of NATO armies officers
- Ranks and insignia of NATO air forces enlisted
- Ranks and insignia of NATO navies enlisted
- Ranks and insignia of NATO navies officers
Notes
References
- Davis, Brian L. (1989). NATO Forces: An Illustrated Reference to Their Organization and Insignia. Blandford Press. ISBN 978-0713717372.
External links
- History of NATO – the Atlantic Alliance—UK Government site