7.1 Foreign Officer (USAF Protocol)

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Foreign Officer Rank and Equivalents

Argentina
Brigadier General Brigadier Mayor Brigadier Commodore Vice Commodore Mayor Teniente Primero Teniente Alferez	Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant

Australia
Air Marshal Air Vice Marshal Air Commodore Group Captain Wing Commander Squadron Leader Flight Lieutenant Flying Officer Pilot Officer	Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant

Belgium
Lieutenant General General Major General de Brigade Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captaine Commandant Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant	Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant

Canada
General (Gen) Lieutenant-General (LGen) Major-General (MGen) Brigadier-General CBGen) Colonel (Col) Lieutenant-Colonel (LCol) Major (Maj) Captain (Capt) First-Lieutenant (Lt) Second-Lieutenant (2Lt)	General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
Pronounced "Left-tenant". Canadian rank is hyphenated only in Canada

China
Second Grade Senior General Officer Intermediate General Officer Senior Field Officer Intermediate Field Officer Junior Field Officer Senior Company Officer Intermediate Company Officer Junior Company Officer	Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant

Finland
General Lieutenant General Major General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Ensign	Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant

France
General d'Armee Aerienne General de Corpz Aerienne General de Division Aerienne General de Brigade Aerienne Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Commandent Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant	General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant

Germany
General Generalleutnant Generalmajor Brigadegeneral Oberst Oberstleutnant Major Hauptman Oberleutnant Leutnant	General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant

Greece
Pterarchos Antipterarchos Ypopterarchos Taxiarchos Sminarchos Episminagos Sminagos Yposminagos Anthyposmnagos	General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant

Italy
Generale di Squadr'a Aerea Con Incarichi Speciali General e di Awuadra Aerea Generale di Division Aerea Generale di Brigata Aerea Colonnello Tenente Colonel Maggiore Capitario Tenente Sottotenente	General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant

Netherlands
Generaal Luitenant-Generaal Generaal-Majoor Commodore Kolonel Lieutenant Kolonel Majoor Kapitein Eerste-Luitenant Twee de-Luitenant	General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant

Norway
General Generalloytnant Generalmajor Oberst I Oberst II Oberstioytnent Major Kaptein Loytnant Fenrik	General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant

Philippines
Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant	Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant

Portugal
Marechal General (4-star) General (3-star) Brigadeiro Coronel Tenente-Coronel Major Capitao Tenente Alferes	General of the Air Force General Lieutenant General Major General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant

Spain
Captain General Teniente General de Division General de Brigada Coronel Teniente Coronel Comandente Capitan Teniente Alferez	General of the Air Force General Lieutenant General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant

Sweden
General Lieutenant General Major General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Fanvik	Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant

Switzerland
Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant	Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant

Thailand
Marshal R.T.A.F. Air Chief Marshal Air Marshal Air Vice Marshal Group Captain Wing Commander Squadron Leader Flight Lieutenant Flying Officer Pilot Officer	General of the Air Force General Lieutenant General Major General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant

Turkey
Maresal Orgeneral Korgeneral Tumgeneral Tuggeneral Albay Yarbay Binbasi Yuzbasi Ustegmien Tegmen Astegmen	General of the Air Force General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant ---------------

United Kingdom
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal Air Marshal Air Vice Marshal Air Commodore Group Captain Wing Commander Squadron Leader Flight Lieutenant Flying Officer Pilot Officer	General of the Air Force General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant

Russia
Chief Marshal of Aviation Army General Colonel General Lieutenant General General Major Colonel Sub-Colonel Major Captain Senior Lieutenant Lieutenant Junior Lieutenant	General of the Air Force General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant

Venezuela
Colonel of Aviation Lietenant Colonel of Aviation Major Captain Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant of Aviation	Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant

Serbia
General-Armije General-Pkovnik General-Potpukovnik General-Major Pukovnik Potpukovmk Major Kapetan I Klase/Kapetan Porucnik Potporucnik	General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant

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