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Air chief marshal (Air Chf Mshl or ACM) is a high-ranking air officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force. The rank is used by air forces of many countries that have historical British influence .
The rank of air chief marshal is a four-star officer rank and currently the highest rank to which RAF officers may be promoted to in a professional capacity. Throughout the history of the RAF there have been 141 RAF officers promoted to air chief marshal and at present only one RAF officer holds the rank in an active capacity.
The thinnest braid, as found on the pilot officer's rank (and in the middle of the squadron leader's rank), is 1 ⁄ 4 inch (6 mm); the flying officer's braid common to all the ranks except air commodore and pilot officer, is 1 ⁄ 2 inch (1.3 cm), and the thickest braid, as found on all air officer ranks, is 2 inches (5.1 cm).
Assistant Chief of Staff (Medical), Air Command Head, Royal Air Force Medical Services: Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service: OBE, ARRC: 15 August 2022 [6] Nikki S. Thomas: UK Air Attaché to the USA: OBE: 13 September 2022 [24] Philip J. Arnold: Deputy Air Officer Commanding, No. 22 Group Assistant Chief of Staff (Training), Air ...
However, when an air force officer holds the country's senior military appointment, Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force, he is granted the rank of air marshal. The current Chief of Defence Force is an RNZAF officer, Air Marshal Tony Davies. Other officers to hold the air marshal rank in New Zealand are:
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 United States Air Force [31
The Royal Thai Air Force uses the RAF ranks also. The Royal Canadian Air Force and Royal Malaysian Air Force also previously used the system. The U.S. military usually uses O-1 to O-10 to denote officers, and not the NATO codes of OF-1 to OF-10 in which all subaltern officers are classed as OF-1 (O-1 and O-2 in US).
Deputy Chief of the Air Staff: Air Marshal: Tejinder Singh AVSM, VM [9] Air Officer in Charge of Administration: Rajesh Kumar Anand VSM [10] Air Officer in Charge of Personnel Sunil Kashinath Vidhate AVSM, YSM, VM: Air Officer in Charge of Maintenance Ajay Kumar Arora AVSM,VSM [11]