Highest possible rank in the United States Air Force
General of the Air Force
Rank flag of a General of the Air Force.
General of the Air Force insignia[1][2]
Country
United States
Service branch
United States Air Force
Abbreviation
GAF
Rank group
General officer
Rank
Five-star
NATO rank code
OF-10
Pay grade
Special grade
Formation
7 May 1949
Next lower rank
General
Equivalent ranks
General of the Army (US Army)
Fleet admiral (US Navy)
General of the Air Force (GAF)[3] is a five-star general officer rank and is the highest possible rank in the United States Air Force. General of the Air Force ranks immediately above a general and is equivalent to General of the Army in the United States Army and Fleet Admiral in the United States Navy. The rank has only been held by one man, General Henry H. Arnold, who had served as head of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. As the Air Force was a component of the Army instead of its own branch, the rank has never been held by a member of the Air Force.
^Aldebol, Lt. Col. Anthony (1999). Army Air Force and United States Air Force Decorations, Medals, Ribbons, Badges and Insignia (2nd ed.). MOA Press. p. 61. ISBN 1-884452-05-1.
^Armed Forces Information and Education (1960). Military Uniforms: A Manual of United States and Foreign Armed Forces Uniforms, Insignia and Organizations (DOD PAM 1-14) (3rd ed.). Department of Defense. p. 55. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
^"Commissioned Officer rank and descriptions". 927th Air Refueling Wing. United States Air Force. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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