Air Force Commander's Insignia

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Air Force Commander's Insignia

The Air Force Commander's Insignia is an insignia of the United States Air Force and United States Space Force, that has been in existence since 2002. Also known as the USAF Commander's Badge, the Air Force Commander's Insignia is awarded to any Air Force officer who holds an established command billet within the United States Air Force.

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To be eligible for the Air Force Commander's Insignia, an Air Force officer must hold a permanent assignment in a command billet, normally in the rank of Major or above. Examples of such billets would include any unit with a C-prefixed Commander including: Detachment, Squadron, Group, and Wing commanders, as well as the commanding officers of major Air Force installations such as Air Force bases. Commanders of Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Detachments are also authorized to wear the Air Force Commander's Badge. Commanders of a Numbered Air Force (NAF) or a Major Command (MAJCOM) do not wear the Command Insignia as it is only authorized for Colonels and below, and these commanders are typically General officers.

Guidelines for wear

Below are some general guidelines for award of the Air Force Commander's Insignia:

On the Service Dress and Service Uniform, Current Commanders must wear the insignia above the name tag. The insignia may be worn below the name tag upon completion of such a command assignment.

On the OCP and Two Piece Flight Duty Uniform (2PFDU), current commanders must wear the commander’s insignia, embroidered in spice brown on OCP fabric, above their name tape on their right chest. Graduated commanders may wear the patch on the left shoulder panel above their MAJCOM patch.

On the Flight Duty Uniform (FDU or Flight Suit), current commanders are required to have the insignia embroidered on the wearers right side of the name tag. Graduated commanders do not wear the insignia on the FDU.

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