# 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)

| NATO code | OF-10 | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-1 |
| Albanian Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Albanian Air Force vte | | | | | Gjeneral lejtant | Gjeneral lejtant | Gjeneral major | Gjeneral major | Gjeneral brigade | Gjeneral brigade | Kolonel | Kolonel | Nënkolonel | Nënkolonel | Major | Major | Kapiten | Kapiten | Toger | Toger | Toger | Nëntoger | Nëntoger | Nëntoger |
| Belgian Air Component vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Belgian Air Component vte | | | Generaal | Generaal | Luitenant-generaal | Luitenant-generaal | Generaal-majoor | Generaal-majoor | Brigadegeneraal | Brigadegeneraal | Kolonel | Kolonel | Luitenant-kolonel | Luitenant-kolonel | Majoor | Kapitein-commandant | Kapitein | Kapitein | Luitenant | Luitenant | Luitenant | Onderluitenant | Onderluitenant | Onderluitenant |
| Belgian Air Component vte | | | Général | Général | Lieutenant général | Lieutenant général | Général-major | Général-major | Général de Brigade | Général de Brigade | Colonel | Colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Major | Capitaine-commandant | Capitaine | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Sous-lieutenant | Sous-lieutenant | Sous-lieutenant |
| Belgian Air Component vte | | | General | General | Generalleutnant | Generalleutnant | Generalmajor | Generalmajor | Brigadegeneral | Brigadegeneral | Oberst | Oberst | Oberstleutnant | Oberstleutnant | Major | Stabshauptmann | Hauptmann | Hauptmann | Leutnant | Leutnant | Leutnant | Unterleutnant | Unterleutnant | Unterleutnant |
| Bulgarian Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bulgarian Air Force vte | | | Генерал General | Генерал General | Генерал-лейтенант General-leytenant | Генерал-лейтенант General-leytenant | Генерал-майор General-mayor | Генерал-майор General-mayor | Бригаден генерал Brigaden general | Бригаден генерал Brigaden general | Полковник Polkovnik | Полковник Polkovnik | Подполковник Podpolkovnik | Подполковник Podpolkovnik | Майор Mayor | Майор Mayor | Капитан Kapitan | Капитан Kapitan | Старши лейтенант Starshi leytenant | Старши лейтенант Starshi leytenant | Старши лейтенант Starshi leytenant | Лейтенант Leytenant | Лейтенант Leytenant | Лейтенант Leytenant |
| Royal Canadian Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Royal Canadian Air Force vte | | | General | General | Lieutenant-general | Lieutenant-general | Major-general | Major-general | Brigadier-general | Brigadier-general | Colonel | Colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Major | Major | Captain | Captain | Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Second lieutenant |
| Royal Canadian Air Force vte | | | Général(e) | Général(e) | Lieutenant(e)-général(e) | Lieutenant(e)-général(e) | Major(e)-général(e) | Major(e)-général(e) | Brigadier(ère)-général(e) | Brigadier(ère)-général(e) | Colonel(le) | Colonel(le) | Lieutenant(e)-colonel(le) | Lieutenant(e)-colonel(le) | Major(e) | Major(e) | Capitaine | Capitaine | Lieutenant(e) | Lieutenant(e) | Lieutenant(e) | Sous-lieutenant(e) | Sous-lieutenant(e) | Sous-lieutenant(e) |
| Croatian Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Croatian Air Force vte | Stožerni general | Stožerni general | General zbora | General zbora | General pukovnik | General pukovnik | General bojnik | General bojnik | Brigadni general | Brigadni general | Brigadir | Brigadir | Pukovnik | Pukovnik | Bojnik | Bojnik | Satnik | Satnik | Natporučnik | Natporučnik | Natporučnik | Poručnik | Poručnik | Poručnik |
| Czech Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Czech Air Force vte | | | Armádní generál | Armádní generál | Generálporučík | Generálporučík | Generálmajor | Generálmajor | Brigádní generál | Brigádní generál | Plukovník | Plukovník | Podplukovník | Podplukovník | Major | Major | Kapitán | Kapitán | Nadporučík | Nadporučík | Nadporučík | Poručík | Poručík | Poručík |
| Royal Danish Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Royal Danish Air Force vte | | | General | General | Generalløjtnant | Generalløjtnant | Generalmajor | Generalmajor | Brigadegeneral | Brigadegeneral | Oberst | Oberst | Oberstløjtnant | Oberstløjtnant | Major | Major | Kaptajn | Kaptajn | Premierløjtnant | Premierløjtnant | Løjtnant | Løjtnant | Sekondløjtnant | Sekondløjtnant |
| Estonian Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Estonian Air Force vte | | | Kindral | Kindral | Kindralleitnant | Kindralleitnant | Kindralmajor | Kindralmajor | Brigaadikindral | Brigaadikindral | Kolonel | Kolonel | Kolonelleitnant | Kolonelleitnant | Major | Major | Kapten | Kapten | Leitnant | Leitnant | Nooremleitnant | Nooremleitnant | Lipnik | Lipnik |
| NATO code | OF-10 | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-1 |
| Finnish Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Finnish Air Force vte | | | Kenraali | Kenraali | Kenraaliluutnantti | Kenraaliluutnantti | Kenraalimajuri | Kenraalimajuri | Prikaatikenraali | Prikaatikenraali | Eversti | Eversti | Everstiluutnantti | Everstiluutnantti | Majuri | Majuri | Kapteeni | Kapteeni | Yliluutnantti | Yliluutnantti | Luutnantti | Luutnantti | Vänrikki | Vänrikki |
| Finnish Air Force vte | | | General | General | Generallöjtnant | Generallöjtnant | Generalmajor | Generalmajor | Brigadgeneral | Brigadgeneral | Överste | Överste | Överstelöjtnant | Överstelöjtnant | Major | Major | Kapten | Kapten | Premiärlöjtnant | Premiärlöjtnant | Löjtnant | Löjtnant | Fänrik | Fänrik |
| French Air and Space Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| French Air and Space Force vte | | | Général d´armée aérienne | Général d´armée aérienne | Général de corps aérien | Général de corps aérien | Général de division aérienne | Général de division aérienne | Général de brigade aérienne | Général de brigade aérienne | Colonel | Colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Commandant | Commandant | Capitaine | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Sous-lieutenant | Sous-lieutenant | Sous-lieutenant |
| German Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| German Air Force vte | | | General | General | General­leutnant | General­leutnant | General­major | General­major | Brigade­general | Brigade­general | Oberst | Oberst | Oberst­leutnant | Oberst­leutnant | Major | Major | Stabs­haupt­mann | Haupt­mann | Ober­leut­nant | Ober­leut­nant | Ober­leut­nant | Leut­nant | Leut­nant | Leut­nant |
| Hellenic Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hellenic Air Force vte | | | Πτέραρχος Pterarchos | Πτέραρχος Pterarchos | Αντιπτέραρχος Antipterarchos | Αντιπτέραρχος Antipterarchos | Υποπτέραρχος Ypopterarchos | Υποπτέραρχος Ypopterarchos | Ταξίαρχος Taxiarchos | Ταξίαρχος Taxiarchos | Σμήναρχος Sminarchos | Σμήναρχος Sminarchos | Αντισμήναρχος Antisminarchos | Αντισμήναρχος Antisminarchos | Επισμηναγός Episminagos | Επισμηναγός Episminagos | Σμηναγός Sminagos | Σμηναγός Sminagos | Υποσμηναγός Yposminagos | Υποσμηναγός Yposminagos | Υποσμηναγός Yposminagos | Ανθυποσμηναγός Anthyposminagos | Ανθυποσμηναγός Anthyposminagos | Ανθυποσμηναγός Anthyposminagos |
| Hungarian Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hungarian Air Force vte | | | Vezérezredes | Vezérezredes | Altábornagy | Altábornagy | Vezérőrnagy | Vezérőrnagy | Dandártábornok | Dandártábornok | Ezredes | Ezredes | Alezredes | Alezredes | Őrnagy | Őrnagy | Százados | Százados | Főhadnagy | Főhadnagy | Főhadnagy | Hadnagy | Hadnagy | Hadnagy |
| Iceland | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force |
| Italian Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Italian Air Force vte | | | Generale | Generale | Generale di squadra aerea | Generale di squadra aerea | Generale di divisione aerea | Generale di divisione aerea | Generale di brigata aerea | Generale di brigata aerea | Colonnello | Colonnello | Tenente colonnello | Tenente colonnello | Maggiore | Maggiore | Primo capitano | Capitano | Tenente | Tenente | Tenente | Sottotenente | Sottotenente | Sottotenente |
| Latvian Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Latvian Air Force vte | | | | | Ģenerāl­leitnants | Ģenerāl­leitnants | Ģenerāl­majors | Ģenerāl­majors | Brigādes ģenerālis | Brigādes ģenerālis | Pulkvedis | Pulkvedis | Pulkvež­leitnants | Pulkvež­leitnants | Majors | Majors | Kapteinis | Kapteinis | Virs­leitnants | Virs­leitnants | Virs­leitnants | Leitnants | Leitnants | Leitnants |
| NATO code | OF-10 | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-1 |
| Lithuanian Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lithuanian Air Force vte | | | Generolas | Generolas | Generolas leitenantas | Generolas leitenantas | Generolas majoras | Generolas majoras | Brigados generolas | Brigados generolas | Pulkininkas | Pulkininkas | Pulkininkas leitenantas | Pulkininkas leitenantas | Majoras | Majoras | Kapitonas | Kapitonas | Vyresnysis leitenantas | Vyresnysis leitenantas | Vyresnysis leitenantas | Leitenantas | Leitenantas | Leitenantas |
| Luxembourg | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force |
| Montenegrin Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Montenegrin Air Force vte | | | General pukovnik | General pukovnik | General potpukovnik | General potpukovnik | General major | General major | Brigadir general | Brigadir general | Pukovnik | Pukovnik | Potpukovnik | Potpukovnik | Major | Major | Kapetan | Kapetan | Poručnik | Poručnik | Poručnik | Potporučnik | Potporučnik | Potporučnik |
| North Macedonia Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| North Macedonia Air Force vte | | | Генерал General | Генерал General | Генерал потполковник General potpolkovnik | Генерал потполковник General potpolkovnik | Генерал мајор General major | Генерал мајор General major | Бригаден генерал Brigaden general | Бригаден генерал Brigaden general | Полковник Polkovnik | Полковник Polkovnik | Потполковник Potpolkovnik | Потполковник Potpolkovnik | Мајор Major | Мајор Major | Капетан Kapetan | Капетан Kapetan | Поручник Poručnik | Поручник Poručnik | Поручник Poručnik | Потпоручник Potporučnik | Потпоручник Potporučnik | Потпоручник Potporučnik |
| Royal Netherlands Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Royal Netherlands Air Force vte | | | Generaal | Generaal | Luitenant-generaal | Luitenant-generaal | Generaal-majoor | Generaal-majoor | Commodore | Commodore | Kolonel | Kolonel | Luitenant-kolonel | Luitenant-kolonel | Majoor | Majoor | Kapitein | Kapitein | Eerste luitenant | Eerste luitenant | Eerste luitenant | Tweede luitenant | Tweede luitenant | Tweede luitenant |
| Royal Norwegian Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Royal Norwegian Air Force vte | | | General | General | Generalløytnant | Generalløytnant | Generalmajor | Generalmajor | Brigader | Brigader | Oberst | Oberst | Oberstløytnant | Oberstløytnant | Major | Major | Kaptein | Kaptein | Løytnant | Løytnant | Løytnant | Fenrik | Fenrik | Fenrik |
| Polish Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Polish Air Force vte | Marszałek Polski | Marszałek Polski | Generał | Generał | Generał broni | Generał broni | Generał dywizji | Generał dywizji | Generał brygady | Generał brygady | Pułkownik | Pułkownik | Podpułkownik | Podpułkownik | Major | Major | Kapitan | Kapitan | Porucznik | Porucznik | Porucznik | Podporucznik | Podporucznik | Podporucznik |
| Portuguese Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Portuguese Air Force vte | Marechal da Força Aérea | Marechal da Força Aérea | General | General | Tenente-general | Tenente-general | Major-general | Major-general | Brigadeiro-general | Brigadeiro-general | Coronel | Coronel | Tenente-coronel | Tenente-coronel | Major | Major | Capitão | Capitão | Tenente | Tenente | Tenente | Alferes | Alferes | Alferes |
| NATO code | OF-10 | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-1 |
| Romanian Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Romanian Air Force vte | Mareșal | Mareșal | General | General | General-locotenent | General-locotenent | General-maior | General-maior | General de flotilă aeriană | General de flotilă aeriană | Comandor | Comandor | Căpitan-comandor | Căpitan-comandor | Locotenent-comandor | Locotenent-comandor | Căpitan | Căpitan | Locotenent | Locotenent | Locotenent | Sublocotenent | Sublocotenent | Sublocotenent |
| Slovak Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Slovak Air Force vte | | | Generál | Generál | Generálporučík | Generálporučík | Generálmajor | Generálmajor | Brigádny generál | Brigádny generál | Plukovník | Plukovník | Podplukovník | Podplukovník | Major | Major | Kapitán | Kapitán | Nadporučík | Nadporučík | Nadporučík | Poručík | Poručík | Poručík |
| Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence vte | | | General polkovnik | General polkovnik | Generalpodpolkovnik | Generalpodpolkovnik | Generalmajor | Generalmajor | Brigadni general | Brigadni general | Polkovnik | Polkovnik | Podpolkovnik | Podpolkovnik | Major | Major | Stotnik | Stotnik | Nadporočnik | Nadporočnik | Nadporočnik | Poročnik | Poročnik | Poročnik |
| Spanish Air and Space Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Spanish Air and Space Force vte | Capitán general | Capitán general | General del aire | General del aire | Teniente general | Teniente general | General de división | General de división | General de brigada | General de brigada | Coronel | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Teniente coronel | Comandante | Comandante | Capitán | Capitán | Teniente | Teniente | Teniente | Alférez | Alférez | Alférez |
| Swedish Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Swedish Air Force vte | | | General | General | Generallöjtnant | Generallöjtnant | Generalmajor | Generalmajor | Brigadgeneral | Brigadgeneral | Överste | Överste | Överstelöjtnant | Överstelöjtnant | Major | Major | Kapten | Kapten | Löjtnant | Löjtnant | Löjtnant | Fänrik | Fänrik | Fänrik |
| Turkish Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Turkish Air Force vte | Mareşal | Mareşal | Orgeneral | Orgeneral | Korgeneral | Korgeneral | Tümgeneral | Tümgeneral | Tuğgeneral | Tuğgeneral | Albay | Albay | Yarbay | Yarbay | Binbaşı | Binbaşı | Yüzbaşı | Yüzbaşı | Üsteğmen | Üsteğmen | Teğmen | Teğmen | Asteğmen | Asteğmen |
| Royal Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Royal Air Force vte | Marshal of the RAF | Marshal of the RAF | Air chief marshal | Air chief marshal | Air marshal | Air marshal | Air vice-marshal | Air vice-marshal | Air commodore | Air commodore | Group captain | Group captain | Wing commander | Wing commander | Squadron leader | Squadron leader | Flight lieutenant | Flight lieutenant | Flying officer | Flying officer | Flying officer | Pilot officer /acting pilot officer | Pilot officer /acting pilot officer | Pilot officer /acting pilot officer |
| United States Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| United States Air Force vte | General of the Air Force | General of the Air Force | General | General | Lieutenant general | Lieutenant general | Major general | Major general | Brigadier general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Major | Captain | Captain | First lieutenant | First lieutenant | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Second lieutenant |
| United States Space Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| United States Space Force vte | | | General | General | Lieutenant general | Lieutenant general | Major general | Major general | Brigadier general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Major | Captain | Captain | First lieutenant | First lieutenant | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Second lieutenant |
| NATO code | OF-10 | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-1 |

## Warrant officers (WO-1 – 5)

Warrant officers (WOs) and chief warrant officers (CWOs) in the US military rank below officers but above officer candidates and enlisted servicemen. The first warrant officer rank, WO1 does not have a "commission" associated with it, instead having a "warrant" from the secretary of the army. Warrant officers are allowed the same courtesies as a commissioned officer, but may have some restrictions on their duties that are reserved for commissioned officers. Warrant officers usually receive a commission once they are promoted to chief warrant officer 2 (CW2/CWO2). WO1s may be appointed by commission as stated in title 10 USC.
| NATO rank | WO-5 | WO-5 | WO-4 | WO-4 | WO-3 | WO-3 | WO-2 | WO-2 | WO-1 | WO-1 |
| United States Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | |
| United States Air Force vte | Chief warrant officer 5 | Chief warrant officer 5 | Chief warrant officer 4 | Chief warrant officer 4 | Chief warrant officer 3 | Chief warrant officer 3 | Chief warrant officer 2 | Chief warrant officer 2 | Warrant officer 1 | Warrant officer 1 |
| NATO rank | WO-5 | WO-5 | WO-4 | WO-4 | WO-3 | WO-3 | WO-2 | WO-2 | WO-1 | WO-1 |