Air marshal

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Air marshal (Air Mshl or AM) is an air-officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force.^[1] The rank is used by the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence, including many Commonwealth nations. The rank is usually equivalent to a vice admiral or a lieutenant general.

Air marshal is immediately senior to the rank of air vice-marshal and immediately subordinate to the rank of air chief marshal. Officers in the rank of air marshal typically hold very senior appointments such as commander-in-chief of an air force or a large air force formation. Officers in the ranks of air chief marshal and air vice-marshal are also referred to generically as air marshals.^[2] Occasionally, air force officers of marshal rank are considered to be air marshals.