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  2. United States Air Force officer rank insignia - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. United States Air Force enlisted rank insignia - Wikipedia

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    Although the United States Air Force came into being as an independent uniformed service with the National Security Act of 1947, it initially retained the previously-used United States Army Air Forces’ rank structure and corresponding insignia. This rank structure provided for seven enlisted ranks: private, private first class, corporal ...

  4. Badges of the United States Air Force - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Lieutenant (United States) - Wikipedia

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    It is equivalent to the rank of First Lieutenant, sometimes called simply "lieutenant," in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force. Neither of the above naval style ranks should be confused with the rank of Second Lieutenant (pay grade O-1), in the U.S. Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Space Force, which is equivalent ...

  6. Lieutenant colonel (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The pay grade for the rank of lieutenant colonel is O-5. In the United States armed forces, the insignia for the rank is a silver oak leaf, with slight stylized differences between the version of the Army and the Air Force and that of the Navy and the Marine Corps.

  7. Second lieutenant - Wikipedia

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    Second lieutenant insignia of the United States Armed Forces. In the United States, second lieutenant is the normal entry-level rank for most commissioned officers in the Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force.

  8. Lieutenant - Wikipedia

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    As the rank structure of navies stabilized, and the ranks of commander, lieutenant commander and sub-lieutenant were introduced, the naval lieutenant came to rank with an army captain (NATO OF-2 or US O-3). The insignia of a lieutenant in many navies, including the Royal Navy, [90] consists of two medium gold braid stripes (top stripe with loop ...

  9. Lieutenant general (United States) - Wikipedia

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    In the United States Armed Forces, a lieutenant general is a three-star general officer in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force. A lieutenant general ranks above a major general [Note 1] and below a general. The pay grade of lieutenant general is O-9.