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US Air Force Rank Insignia

Enlisted Ranks

Airman Tier

One chevron. Two chevrons. Three chevrons.
Airman Basic
(AB) (E-1)
has no rank insignia		 Airman
(Amn) (E-2)		 Airman First Class
(A1C) (E-3)		 Senior Airman
(SrA) (E-4)

NCO Tier

Staff Sergeant
(SSgt) (E-5)		 Technical Sergeant
(TSgt) (E-6)

Senior NCO Tier

Master Sergeant
(MSgt) (E-7)		 First Sergeant
Senior Master Sergeant
(SMSgt) (E-8)		 First Sergeant
Chief Master Sergeant
(CMSgt) (E-9)		 First Sergeant Command Chief Master Sgt.
(CCM)		 Chief Master Sergeant
of the Air Force
(CMSAF)

Officer Ranks

Company Grade Officers

One gold bar. One silver bar. Two silver bars.
Second Lieutenant
(2nd Lt) (O-1)		 First Lieutenant
(1st Lt) (O-2)		 Captain
(Capt) (O-3)

Field Grade Officers

A gold oak leaf. A silver oak leaf.
Major
(Maj) (O-4)		 Lieutenant Colonel
(Lt Col) (O-5)		 Colonel
(Col) (O-6)

General Officers

One five-point silver star. Two five-point silver stars. Three five-point silver stars. Four five-point silver stars.
Brigadier General
(Brig Gen) (O-7)		 Major General
(Maj Gen) (O-8)		 Lieutenant General
(Lt Gen) (O-9)		 General
(Gen) (O-10)

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