Colonel (United States Air Force)
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Colonel (United States Air Force) is a senior field-grade officer rank in the U.S. Air Force, typically responsible for commanding large units such as groups or wings and holding key leadership and staff positions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
field-grade officer rank
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military rank ⓘ officer rank of the United States Air Force ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Col ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| doctrineRole |
bridge between tactical and general officer leadership
ⓘ
key leader in operational-level command ⓘ |
| equivalentRank |
Captain (United States Navy)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colonel (United States Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ Colonel (United States Marine Corps) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherRank | Brigadier General (United States Air Force) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| insignia | silver eagle ⓘ |
| insigniaColor | silver ⓘ |
| insigniaShape | American bald eagle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| insigniaWornOn |
lapel
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service dress uniform ⓘ shoulder ⓘ |
| introducedBy | United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowerRank | Lieutenant Colonel (United States Air Force) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NATOrank | OF-5 ⓘ |
| payGrade | O-6 ⓘ |
| promotionAuthority | centralized promotion boards ⓘ |
| rankCategory | commissioned officer rank ⓘ |
| rankGroup | senior field-grade officer ⓘ |
| rankLevel | senior officer ⓘ |
| responsibility |
command of large operational units
ⓘ
command of large support units ⓘ management of significant personnel and resources ⓘ senior-level planning and policy ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| typicalBillet |
group-level commander
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senior headquarters staff position ⓘ wing-level commander ⓘ |
| typicalCommand |
air force group
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air force wing ⓘ large operations or support unit ⓘ |
| typicalPosition |
group commander
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installation commander ⓘ senior staff officer at Air Staff ⓘ senior staff officer at Joint Staff ⓘ senior staff officer at major command headquarters ⓘ vice wing commander ⓘ wing commander ⓘ |
| typicalYearsOfServiceForPromotion | approximately 21 to 23 years GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Air Force Reserve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Air National Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ active duty ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Captain (United States Navy)