US Air Force Colonel - Col Rank Insignia over Gold Great Seal Eagle and Flag

Introducing project “Military Insignia”, showcasing top quality military heraldry designs. Here you will find pieces featuring US Air Force Colonel -... more

by Serge Averbukh

Title

US Air Force Colonel - Col Rank Insignia over Gold Great Seal Eagle and Flag

Artist

Serge Averbukh

Medium

Digital Art - Digital Painting

Description

Introducing project “Military Insignia”, showcasing top quality military heraldry designs. Here you will find pieces featuring US Air Force Colonel - Col Rank Insignia over Gold Great Seal Eagle and Flag.
Colonel is a senior field grade military officer rank just above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general. It is equivalent to the rank of captain in the other uniformed services. The pay grade for the rank of colonel is O-6.
The insignia for a colonel is silver eagle. Among all branches of the uniformed services, the rank insignia of the silver eagle is ordinarily worn in matching mirrored pairs, such as on the left and right collar or left and right shoulder of various military uniforms. Regulations specify that when worn in such fashion, the head of the eagle will always face towards the front. However, when worn as a single insignia with no matching pair, such as on the patrol cap, garrison cap, or the front of the ACU uniform, there is a split between the services on which mirror image of the eagle should be worn. In the Air Force, the eagle is always worn with "the head of the eagle to the wearer's right."
Modern American colonels usually command infantry brigades, groups or wings, and regiments. An Air Force colonel typically commands a wing consisting of 1,000 to 3,000 airmen. Some colonels are commanders of groups, which are the major components of wings. Colonels are also found as the chief of staff at divisional level or Numbered Air Force-level staff agencies. Colonels are sometimes referred to (but not addressed) as full-bird colonels or "O-6," in order to differentiate between colonels and lieutenant colonels.

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February 20th, 2015