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Pages in category "Officer ranks of the United States Air Force" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The current Air Force officer rank names and insignia were taken from the Army upon the establishment of the Air Force as a separate service in 1947. The insignia have been essentially unchanged since then, except for a brief period during the 1990s, when then-Air Force Chief of Staff General Merrill A. McPeak redesigned the service dress uniform.
In the United States Armed Forces, a line officer or officer of the line is a U.S. Navy or U.S. Marine Corps commissioned officer or warrant officer who exercises general command authority and is eligible for operational command positions, as opposed to officers who normally exercise command authority only within a Navy Staff Corps. [1]
The Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) is an alphanumeric code used by the United States Air Force to identify a specific job. Officer AFSCs consist of four characters and enlisted AFSCs consist of five characters.
A. Air & Space Forces Association; Air Base Ground Defense; Air Corps Tactical School; Air Education Training Command Collaboration Portal; Air Force Afterburner
Badges earned by an Air Force officer from the 308th Rescue Squadron (2008) Air Force skill level badge symbols Badges of the United States Air Force are specific uniform insignia authorized by the United States Air Force that signify aeronautical ratings, special skills, career field qualifications, and serve as identification devices for personnel occupying certain assignments.
This category is for people who are or have been commissioned officers of the United States Air Force, United States Air Force Reserve, or Air National Guard through the rank of colonel. For Air Force generals, see Category:United States Air Force generals and for Air Force enlisted personnel see Category:United States Air Force airmen
Air forces (Commonwealth system) General officers, Flag officers, Air officers; Field marshal: Admiral of the fleet: Marshal of the air force: General or colonel general or army general: Admiral: Air chief marshal: Lieutenant general or army corps general: Vice admiral: Air marshal: Major general or divisional general: Rear admiral or Counter ...