Air Chief Marshal
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Air Chief Marshal is a senior four-star air officer rank used in several air forces, notably the Royal Air Force, typically held by top-level commanders of major air commands.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Air Chief Marshal canonical | 22 |
| Air Chief Marshal (Hellenic Air Force) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air force rank
ⓘ
four-star rank ⓘ military rank ⓘ |
| abbreviation | ACM ⓘ |
| category |
Air force ranks of the Commonwealth of Nations
ⓘ
Royal Air Force ranks ⓘ |
| commandLevel |
air force chief
ⓘ
major air command ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| equivalentTo |
admiral
ⓘ
full general ⓘ |
| higherRank | Marshal of the Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| insigniaFeature | four stars (or national equivalent) with air force-specific symbols ⓘ |
| introducedIn | Royal Air Force rank structure ⓘ |
| lowerRank | Air Marshal ⓘ |
| NATOrankCode | OF-9 ⓘ |
| promotionFrom | Air Marshal ⓘ |
| promotionTo |
Marshal of the Royal Canadian Air Force
ⓘ
surface form:
Marshal of the Air Force (where used)
|
| rankGroup |
air officer
ⓘ
flag officer ⓘ |
| rankStatus |
senior rank
ⓘ
top-level commander rank ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | air force ⓘ |
| starRank | four-star ⓘ |
| styleOfAddress | Air Chief Marshal [surname] ⓘ |
| typicalAppointment |
Chief of Air Staff (Bangladesh)
ⓘ
Chief of the Air Staff ⓘ
surface form:
Chief of the Air Staff (India)
Chief of the Air Staff (Nigeria) ⓘ Chief of the Air Staff (Pakistan) ⓘ Chief of the Air Staff ⓘ
surface form:
Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom)
Commander of the Air Force (Sri Lanka) ⓘ |
| typicalResponsibility |
oversight of major air operations
ⓘ
strategic command of national air force ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Bangladesh Air Force
ⓘ
Ghana Air Force ⓘ Indian Air Force ⓘ Nigerian Air Force ⓘ Pakistan Air Force ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ Sri Lanka Air Force ⓘ |
| usedIn | Commonwealth air forces ⓘ |
| usedInPeacetime | yes ⓘ |
| usedInWartime | yes ⓘ |
| usedSince | World War I era ⓘ |
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Chief of Defence Staff (India)
subject surface form:
Chief of the Air Staff (India)
subject surface form:
Chief of the Air Staff (India)
this entity surface form:
Air Chief Marshal (Hellenic Air Force)