Air officer

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An air officer is an air force officer of the rank of air commodore or higher.^[1] Such officers may be termed "officers of air rank".^[2] While the term originated in the Royal Air Force, air officers are also to be found in many Commonwealth nations who have a similar rank structure to the RAF.^{[citation needed]}

Air officers holding command appointments receive the title Air Officer Commanding (AOC), whereas air officers holding commander-in-chief positions are titled as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C).^{[citation needed]}