Air Chief Marshal (Australia)

See Air Chief Marshal for other countries which use this rank

An Australian Air Chief Marshal's rank insignia

Air Chief Marshal is the highest active rank of the Royal Australian Air Force and was created as a direct equivalent of the British Royal Air Force rank of Air Chief Marshal. It is also considered a 4 star rank. The only time the rank is held is when the Chief of the Defence Force is an Air Force officer.

Air Chief Marshal is a higher rank than Air Marshal and is a lower rank than Marshal of the Royal Australian Air Force. It is a direct equivalent of Admiral in the Royal Australian Navy and General in the Australian Army.

The insignia is three light blue bands (each on a slightly wider black band) over a light blue band on a black broad band.

[edit] Australian Air Chief Marshals

• Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick Scherger KBE CB DSO AFC (1961)
• Air Chief Marshal Sir Neville McNamara KBE AO AFC AE (1982)
• Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston AC AFC (2005)

[edit] See also

• Ranks of the RAAF
• Australian Defence Force ranks and insignia
• Air force officer rank insignia