Lieutenant general (United States)

Lieutenant general
Three-star insignia of the rank of lieutenant general. Style and method of wear may vary between different uniforms and different service branches.
Shoulder boards
Country	United States
Service branch	Army Marine Corps Air Force Space Force
Abbreviation	LTG (Army) LtGen (Marine Corps) Lt Gen (Air Force and Space Force)
Rank	Three-star
NATO rank code	OF-8
Non-NATO rank	O-9
Next higher rank	General
Next lower rank	Major general
Equivalent ranks	Vice admiral in the other uniformed services which use naval ranks

In the United States Armed Forces, a lieutenant general is a three-star general officer in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force.

A lieutenant general ranks above a major general^{[Note 1]} and below a general. The pay grade of lieutenant general is O-9. It is equivalent to the rank of vice admiral in the other United States uniformed services which use naval ranks. It is abbreviated as LTG in the Army, LtGen in the Marine Corps, and Lt Gen in the Air Force and Space Force.
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