Air Chief Marshal

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air force rank four-star rank military rank

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.

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 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 (India) → Chief of the Air Staff (Nigeria) → Chief of the Air Staff (Pakistan) → 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 (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Anne, Princess Royal → Arthur Tedder →	militaryRank
Allied Expeditionary Air Force →	commanderRank
Marshal of the Royal Air Force →	lowestRankAbove
Chief of the Defence Force →	mayHoldRank
Chief of the Air Staff →	rank
AOC-in-C →	typicalRank