The following table lists the ranks and insignia of officers in NATO air forces.

Officers (OF 1 - 10)

NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D)						Student officer
Albanian Air Force v t e	No equivalent
					Gjenerallejtnant		Gjeneralmajor		Gjeneralbrigad		Kolonel		Nënkolonel		Major		Kapiten		Toger			Nëntoger
Belgian Air Component v t e	No equivalent																														No equivalent
			General		Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier General		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major	Senior Captain	Captain		Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant			Officer Cadet
			Generaal		Luitenant-generaal		Generaal-majoor		Brigadegeneraal		Kolonel		Luitenant-kolonel		Majoor	Kapitein-commandant	Kapitein		Luitenant			Onderluitenant			Aspirant
Bulgaria Air Force v t e	No equivalent																								No equivalent
			General		Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier General		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		Senior Lieutenant			Lieutenant
			?		?-		?-		?								?
Royal Canadian Air Force v t e	No equivalent																														No equivalent
			General		Lieutenant-general		Major-general		Brigadier-general		Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant			Officer cadet
			Général		Lieutenant-général		Major-général		Brigadier-général		Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel		Major		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-lieutenant			Élève-officier
Croatian Air Force v t e																									No equivalent
	Sto?erni general		General zbora		General pukovnik		General bojnik		Brigadni general		Brigadir		Pukovnik		Bojnik		Satnik		Natporu?nik			Poru?nik
Czech Air Force v t e	No equivalent																								No equivalent
			Armádní generál		Generálporu?ík		Generálmajor		Brigádní generál		Plukovník		Podplukovník		Major		Kapitán		Nadporu?ík			Poru?ík
NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D)						Student officer
Royal Danish Air Force v t e	No equivalent																														No equivalent
			General		Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier General		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		First Lieutenant			Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant
			General		Generalløjtnant		Generalmajor		Brigadegeneral		Oberst		Oberstløjtnant		Major		Kaptajn		Premierløjtnant			Løjtnant			Sekondløjtnant
Estonian Air Force v t e	No equivalent																								No equivalent
			Kindral General		Kindralleitnant Lieutenant General		Kindralmajor Major General		Brigaadikindral Brigadier General		Kolonel Colonel		Kolonelleitnant Lieutenant Colonel		Major Major		Kapten Captain		Leitnant First Lieutenant		Nooremleitnant Second Lieutenant		Lipnik Ensign
French Air and Space Force v t e	No equivalent
			Général d´armée aérienne		Général de corps aérien		Général de division aérienne		Général de brigade aérienne		Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel		Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-Lieutenant			Aspirant						Élève-officier
German Air Force v t e	No Equivalent																														Enlisted rank plus bottom thin silver cord indicating cadet's career
			General		Generalleutnant		Generalmajor		Brigadegeneral		Oberst		Oberstleutnant		Major		Stabshauptmann	Hauptmann	Oberleutnant			Leutnant			Oberfähnrich		Fähnrich		Fahnenjunker
Hellenic Air Force v t e	No equivalent																								No equivalent
			General		Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier General		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			2nd Lieutenant
					?								?
NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D)						Student officer
Hungarian Air Force v t e	No equivalent																								No equivalent						No insignia
			Colonel General		Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier General		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		First Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant
			Vezér­ezredes		Altáb­ornagy		Vezér­?rnagy		Dandár­tábornok		Ezredes		Alezredes		?rnagy		Százados		F?hadnagy			Hadnagy									Honvéd­tisztje­lölt
Iceland	No air force
Italian Air Force v t e																									No equivalent
	Generale awarded only to the Chief of Defence Staff		Generale di Squadra Aerea con Incarichi Speciali		Generale di Squadra Aerea		Generale di Divisione Aerea		Generale di Brigata Aerea		Colonnello		Tenente Colonnello		Maggiore		Primo capitano	Capitano	Tenente			Sottotenente
Latvian Air Force v t e	No equivalent																								No equivalent
					Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier General		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		First Lieutenant			Lieutenant
					?ener?lleitnants		?ener?lmajors		Brig?des ?ener?lis		Pulkvedis		Pulkve?leitnants		Majors		Kapteinis		Virsleitnants			Leitnants
Lithuanian Air Force v t e	No equivalent																								No equivalent
					Generolas leitenantas		Generolas majoras		Brigados generolas		Pulkininkas		Pulkininkas leitenantas		Majoras		Kapitonas		Vyresnysis leitenantas			Leitenantas									Kari?nas
Luxembourg	No air force
NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D)						Student officer
Montenegrin Air Force v t e	No equivalent																								No equivalent
			General Pukovnik		General Potpukovnik		General Major		Brigardir General		Pukovnik		Potpukovnik		Major		Kapetan		Poru?nik			Potporu?nik
Royal Netherlands Air Force v t e	No equivalent																														No equivalent
			Generaal		Luitenant-generaal		Generaal-majoor		Commodore		Kolonel		Luitenant-kolonel		Majoor		Kapitein		Eerste-luitenant			Tweede-luitenant			Vaandrig
Royal Norwegian Air Force v t e	No equivalent																								No equivalent
			General		Generalløytnant		Generalmajor		Brigader		Oberst		Oberstløytnant		Major		Kaptein		Løytnant			Fenrik
Polish Air Force v t e																									No equivalent						Various
	Marsza?ek Polski[note 1]		Genera?		Genera? broni		Genera? dywizji		Genera? brygady		Pu?kownik		Podpu?kownik		Major		Kapitan		Porucznik			Podporucznik									Podchory
Portuguese Air Force v t e																															Various
	Marechal[note 1]		General		Tenente General		Major General		Brigadeiro General		Coronel		Tenente Coronel		Major		Capitão		Tenente			Alferes			Aspirante-a-Oficial						Cadete Aluno
Romanian Air Force v t e																									No equivalent
	Mare?al[note 1]		General		General-Locotenent		General-Maior		General de Flotil? Aerian?		Comandor		C?pitan-Comandor		Locotenent-Comandor		C?pitan		Locotenent			Sublocotenent
NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D)						Student officer
Slovak Air Force v t e	No equivalent																								No equivalent
			Generál		Generálporu?ík[note 2]		Generálmajor		Brigádny Generál		Plukovník		Podplukovník		Major		Kapitán		Nadporu?ík			Poru?ík
Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence v t e	No equivalent																								No equivalent
			General polkovnik		Generalpodpolkovnik		Generalmajor		Brigadir General		Polkovnik		Podpolkovnik		Major		Stotnik		Nadporo?nik			Poro?nik
Spanish Air Force v t e
	Capitán General[note 3]		General del Aire		Teniente General		General de División		General de Brigada		Coronel		Teniente Coronel		Comandante		Capitán		Teniente			Alférez			Oficial Cadete						Alumno
Turkish Air Force v t e																									Various [note 4]
	Mare?al		Orgeneral		Korgeneral		Tümgeneral		Tu?general		Albay		Yarbay		Binba		Yüzba		Üste?men		Te?men		Aste?men		Harbiyeli
Royal Air Force v t e																															No equivalent
	Marshal of the RAF[note 1]		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			Officer cadet
United States Air Force v t e																															No equivalent
	General of the Air Force		General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First lieutenant			Second lieutenant			Cadet / Officer trainee (Various insignia)
United States Space Force v t e	No equivalent																														No equivalent
			General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First lieutenant			Second lieutenant			Cadet / Officer trainee (Various insignia)
NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D)						Student officer

• ¹ Honorary/War time rank.

Note that the NATO officer rank codes (OF-1 to OF-10) are differently numbered from the US officer rank codes (O-1 to O-10).

See also

• NATO
• Ranks and insignia of NATO
• Ranks and insignia of NATO armies enlisted
• Ranks and insignia of NATO armies officers
• Ranks and insignia of NATO air forces enlisted
• Ranks and insignia of NATO navies enlisted
• Ranks and insignia of NATO navies officers

Notes

References

• Davis, Brian L. (1989). NATO Forces: An Illustrated Reference to Their Organization and Insignia. Blandford Press. ISBN 978-0713717372.

External links

• History of NATO - the Atlantic Alliance--UK Government site