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Air vice-marshal, the Glossary

Air vice-marshal (Air Vce Mshl or AVM) is a air officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force.^[1]

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Former military ranks of Canada
Military ranks of Bangladesh
Military ranks of Sri Lanka
Military ranks of the Royal Air Force
Pakistan Air Force ranks
Vice military offices

Admiralty (United Kingdom)

The Admiralty was a department of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy until 1964, historically under its titular head, the Lord High Admiral – one of the Great Officers of State.

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Air commodore

Air commodore (Air Cdre or Air Cmde) is a air officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force. Air vice-marshal and air commodore are air force ranks, former military ranks of Canada, military ranks of Australia, military ranks of Bangladesh, military ranks of Sri Lanka, military ranks of the Commonwealth, military ranks of the Royal Air Force and Pakistan Air Force ranks.

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Air Force of Zimbabwe

The Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) is the air force of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces.

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Air marshal

Air marshal (Air Mshl or AM) is an air-officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force. Air vice-marshal and air marshal are air force ranks, former military ranks of Canada, military ranks of Australia, military ranks of Bangladesh, military ranks of Sri Lanka, military ranks of the Commonwealth and military ranks of the Royal Air Force.

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Air officer

An air officer is an air force officer of the rank of air commodore or higher. Air vice-marshal and air officer are military ranks of the Commonwealth.

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Air officer commanding

Air Officer Commanding (AOC) is a title given in the air forces of Commonwealth (and some other) nations to an air officer who holds a command appointment which typically comprises a large, organized collection of air force assets.

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Air vice-marshal (Australia)

Air vice-marshal (abbreviated as AVM) is the third 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 vice-marshal. Air vice-marshal and air vice-marshal (Australia) are air force ranks and military ranks of Australia.

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Australian Air Corps

The Australian Air Corps (AAC) was a temporary formation of the Australian military that existed in the period between the disbandment of the Australian Flying Corps (AFC) of World War I and the establishment of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in March 1921.

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Australian Defence Force

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is the military organisation responsible for the defence of the Commonwealth of Australia and its national interests.

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Bangladesh Air Force

The Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) (Bānlādēśh bimān bāhinī) is the aerial warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces.

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Brigadier general

Brigadier general or brigade general is a military rank used in many countries. Air vice-marshal and Brigadier general are military ranks of Australia.

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British Armed Forces

The British Armed Forces are the military forces responsible for the defence of the United Kingdom, its Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies.

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British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Naval Service and the Royal Air Force.

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Canadian French

Canadian French (français canadien) is the French language as it is spoken in Canada.

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Captain (Royal Navy)

Captain (Capt) is a senior officer rank of the Royal Navy.

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Chief of Air Force (Australia)

Chief of Air Force (CAF) is the most senior appointment in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), responsible to the Chief of the Defence Force (CDF) and the Secretary of the Department of Defence.

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Commander of the Canadian Army

The Commander of the Canadian Army (commandant de l'Armée canadienne) is the institutional head of the Canadian Army.

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Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, often simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is an international association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire from which it developed.

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Comparison of United Kingdom and United States military ranks

Not listed are U.S. warrant officers.

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Department of Defence (Australia)

Defence Australia is a department of the Government of Australia charged with the responsibility to defend Australia and its national interests.

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Edward Ashmore (British Army officer)

Major General Edward Bailey Ashmore, (20 February 1872 – 5 October 1953) was a British Army officer from the 1890s to the 1920s who served in the Royal Artillery, the Royal Flying Corps and briefly in the Royal Air Force before founding and developing the organisation that would become the Royal Observer Corps.

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Edward Ellington

Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Edward Leonard Ellington, (30 December 1877 – 13 June 1967) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force.

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Elaine West

Air Vice-Marshal Margaret Elaine West, (née Brindle; born September 1961) is a senior Royal Air Force officer.

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Flight suit

A flight suit is a full-body garment, worn while flying aircraft such as military airplanes, gliders and helicopters.

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Frederick Sykes

Air Vice Marshal Sir Frederick Hugh Sykes, (23 July 1877 – 30 September 1954) was a British military officer and politician.

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Geoffrey Salmond

Air Chief Marshal Sir William Geoffrey Hanson Salmond, (19 August 1878 – 27 April 1933) was a senior commander in the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War.

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Ghana Air Force

The Ghana Air Force (GHF) is the aerial warfare organizational military branch of the Ghanaian Armed Forces (GAF).

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Godfrey Paine

Rear Admiral Sir Godfrey Marshall Paine, (21 November 1871 – 23 March 1932) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy (RN) and the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the early part of the 20th century.

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Goidelic languages

The Goidelic or Gaelic languages (teangacha Gaelacha; cànanan Goidhealach; çhengaghyn Gaelgagh) form one of the two groups of Insular Celtic languages, the other being the Brittonic languages.

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Group (military unit)

A group is a military unit or a military formation that is most often associated with military aviation.

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Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard

Marshal of the Royal Air Force Hugh Montague Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard, (3 February 1873 – 10 February 1956) was a British officer who was instrumental in establishing the Royal Air Force.

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Indian Air Force

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is the air arm of the Indian Armed Forces.

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Jack Higgins (RAF officer)

Air Marshal Sir John Frederick Andrews Higgins, (1 September 1875 – 1 June 1948), known as Jack Higgins, was a senior officer in the Royal Flying Corps, serving as a brigade commander from 1915 to 1918.

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John Salmond

Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Maitland Salmond, (17 July 1881 – 16 April 1968) was a British military officer who rose to high rank in the Royal Flying Corps and then the Royal Air Force.

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List of comparative military ranks

This article is a list of various nations' armed forces ranking designations.

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Major general

Major general is a military rank used in many countries. Air vice-marshal and Major general are military ranks of Australia.

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Major general (United Kingdom)

Major general (Maj Gen) is a "two-star" rank in the British Army and Royal Marines.

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Margaret Staib

Air Vice Marshal Margaret Mary Staib, (born 20 December 1962) is a former Chief Executive Officer of Airservices Australia and a former senior officer in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).

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Military star ranking

Military star ranking is military terminology, used in mainly English speaking countries, to describe general and flag officers.

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Namibian Air Force

The Namibian Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of the Namibian Defence Force.

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Officer (armed forces)

An officer is a person who holds a position of authority as a member of an armed force or uniformed service.

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Pakistan Air Force

The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) (پاک فِضائیہ|translit.

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Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service

Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service (PMRAFNS) is the nursing branch of the British Royal Air Force.

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RAF officer ranks

The officer ranks of the Royal Air Force, as they are today, were introduced in 1919. Air vice-marshal and RAF officer ranks are air force ranks and military ranks of the Royal Air Force.

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Ranks of the Royal Australian Air Force

The rank structure of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has been inherited from the Royal Air Force (RAF). Air vice-marshal and ranks of the Royal Australian Air Force are air force ranks.

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Rear admiral

Rear admiral is a flag officer rank used by English-speaking navies. Air vice-marshal and Rear admiral are military ranks of Australia.

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Rear admiral (Royal Navy)

Rear admiral (RAdm) is a flag officer rank of the Royal Navy.

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Richard Williams (RAAF officer)

Air Marshal Sir Richard Williams, (3 August 1890 – 7 February 1980), is widely regarded as the "father" of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).

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Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.

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Royal Australian Air Force

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is the principal aerial warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Australian Army.

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Royal Canadian Air Force

The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; Aviation royale canadienne, ARC) is the air and space force of Canada. Its role is to "provide the Canadian Forces with relevant, responsive and effective airpower". The RCAF is one of three environmental commands within the unified Canadian Armed Forces.

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Royal Marines

The Royal Marines, also known as the Royal Marines Commandos, and officially as the Corps of Royal Marines, are the United Kingdom's amphibious special operations capable commando force, one of the five fighting arms of the Royal Navy, and provide a company strength unit to the Special Forces Support Group (SFSG).

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.

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Royal New Zealand Air Force

The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF; Te Tauaarangi o Aotearoa) is the aerial service branch of the New Zealand Defence Force.

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Sefton Brancker

Air Vice Marshal Sir William Sefton Brancker, (22 March 1877 – 5 October 1930) was a British pioneer in civil and military aviation and senior officer of the Royal Flying Corps and later Royal Air Force.

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Sri Lanka Air Force

The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF; Śrī Laṃkā guwan hamudāva; Ilaṅkai vimāṉappaṭai) is the air arm and the youngest of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces.

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Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force

The Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force (TTDF) is the military organisation responsible for the defence of the twin island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

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Unification of the Canadian Armed Forces

The unification of the Canadian Armed Forces took place on 1 February 1968, when the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army, and Royal Canadian Air Force were merged to form the Canadian Armed Forces.

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Willoughby Gwatkin

Lieutenant-General Sir Willoughby Garnons Gwatkin, (11 August 1859 – 2 February 1925) was a British Army officer who served as Chief of the General Staff of the Canadian Militia during the First World War.

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Women's Auxiliary Air Force

The Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), whose members were referred to as WAAFs, was the female auxiliary of the British Royal Air Force during the Second World War.

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Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force

The Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF) was formed in March 1941 after considerable lobbying by women keen to serve, as well as by the Chief of the Air Staff, who wanted to release male personnel serving in Australia for service overseas.

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Women's Royal Air Force

The Women's Royal Air Force (WRAF) was the women's branch of the Royal Air Force.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_vice-marshal

Also known as A/V/M, Air Chief Commandant, Air Vice Marshal, Air Vice Marshall, Air Vice Marshals, Air Vice Mshl, Air Vice-Marshall, Air Vice-Mshl, Air vice marshal (Pakistan), Air vice-marshals, Air-Vice Marshal, Vice Marshal, Vice-Marshal.

, Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force, Sefton Brancker, Sri Lanka Air Force, Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force, Unification of the Canadian Armed Forces, Willoughby Gwatkin, Women's Auxiliary Air Force, Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force, Women's Royal Air Force.

Air vice-marshal, the Glossary

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See also

Former military ranks of Canada

Military ranks of Bangladesh

Military ranks of Sri Lanka

Military ranks of the Royal Air Force

Pakistan Air Force ranks

Vice military offices

References