Ranks and insignia of NATO air forces officers

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

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								Capitaine-commandant Capitaine Kapitein-commandant Kapitein			No Equivalent	No Equivalent
		Général	Lieutenant général	Général-major	Général de Brigade	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel	Major		Lieutenant	Sous-lieutenant
		Generaal	Luitenant-generaal	Generaal-majoor	Brigadegeneraal	Kolonel	Luitenant-kolonel	Majoor		Luitenant	Onderluitenant
Bulgaria (Edit)	No Equivalent											No equivalent	No equivalent
		генерал	генерал-лейтенант	генерал-майор	бригаден генерал	полковник	подполковник	майор	капитан	старши лейтенант	лейтенант
Canada (Edit)
	No Equivalent											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
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	Løjtnant	Sekondløjtnant
Estonia (Edit)	No Equivalent
		Kindral	Kindralleitnant	Kindralmajor	Brigaadikindral	Kolonel	Kolonelleitnant	Major	Kapten	Leitnant	Nooremleitnant	Lipnik
		General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier General	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Junior Lieutenant	Ensign
France (Edit)	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
Germany (Edit)	No Equivalent	General	Generalleutnant	Generalmajor	Brigadegeneral	Oberst	Oberstleutnant	Major	Stabshauptmann Hauptmann	Oberleutnant	Leutnant	Oberfähnrich Fähnrich Fahnenjunker	Enlisted rank plus bottom thin silver cord indicating cadet's career
Greece (Edit)	No equivalent											No equivalent	No equivalent
		Πτέραρχος	Αντιπτέραρχος	Υποπτέραρχος	Ταξίαρχος	Σμήναρχος	Αντισμήναρχος	Επισμηναγός	Σμηναγός	Υποσμηναγός	Ανθυποσμηναγός
		Pterarchos	Antipterarchos	Ypopterarchos	Taxiarchos	Sminarchos	Antisminarchos	Episminagos	Sminagos	Yposminagos	Anthyposminagos
Iceland (Edit)	No Air Force
Italy (Edit)												No equivalent	No equivalent
	Generale awarded only to the Chief of Defense Staff	Generale di Squadra Aerea con Incarichi Speciali	Generale di Squadra Aerea	Generale di Divisione Aerea	Generale di Brigata Aerea	Colonnello	Tenente Colonnello	Maggiore	Capitano	Tenente	Sottotenente
Latvia (Edit)
	No equivalent	No equivalent	Ģenerālleitnants	Ģenerālmajors	Brigādes Ģenerālis	Pulkvedis	Pulkvežleitnants	Majors	Kapteinis	Virsleitnants	Leitnants	No equivalent	No equivalent
Lithuania (Edit)
	No equivalent	No equivalent	Generolas leitenantas	Generolas majoras	Brigados generolas	Pulkininkas	Pulkininkas leitenantas	Majoras	Kapitonas	Vyresnysis leitenantas	Leitenantas	No equivalent	Kariūnas
Luxembourg (Edit)	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
Norway (Edit)	No Equivalent	General	Generalløytnant	Generalmajor	Brigader	Oberst	Oberstløytnant	Major	Kaptein	Løytnant	Fenrik	No Equivalent	No Equivalent
Poland (Edit)												No equivalent	Various
	Marszałek Polski^1	Generał	Generał broni	Generał dywizji	Generał brygady	Pułkownik	Podpułkownik	Major	Kapitan	Porucznik	Podporucznik		Podchorąży
Portugal (Edit)													Vários
	Marechal^1	General	Tenente- -General	Major- -General	Brigadeiro- -General	Coronel	Tenente- -Coronel	Major	Capitão	Tenente	Alferes	Aspirante-a-Oficial	Cadete- -Aluno
Romania (Edit)												No Equivalent	No Equivalent
	Mareșal^1	General	General-locotenent	General-maior	General de flotilă aeriană	Comandor	Căpitan-comandor	Locotenent-comandor	Căpitan	Locotenent	Sublocotenent
Spain (Edit)
	Capitán General ^Note	General del Aire	Teniente General	General de División	General de Brigada	Coronel	Teniente Coronel	Comandante	Capitán	Teniente	Alférez	Oficial Cadete	Alumno
^Note Rank reserved to H.M. The King of Spain.
Turkey (Edit)		Orgeneral	Korgeneral	Tümgeneral	Tuğgeneral	Albay	Yarbay	Binbaşı	Yüzbaşı	Üsteğmen	Teğmen	Asteğmen	No insignia Öğrenci
United Kingdom (Edit)
	Marshal of the Royal Air Force^1	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
United States (Edit)												Various	Various
	General of the Air Force^1	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier General	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	First Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant	Officer Trainee	Officer Cadet
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).

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 and references

External links

• History of NATO – the Atlantic Alliance—UK Government site