Colonel (United States)
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A colonel in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force is the most senior field-grade military officer rank immediately above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the r
William Few in the uniform of a Continental Army colonel
A U.S. Marine colonel (center) during the Vietnam War.
Colonel Jeanette Sustad as Director of Women Marines.
UCW Colonel
In the United States Armed Forces, a brigadier general is a one-star general officer in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force.
Colonel (United States)
…Force, and Space Force is the most senior field-grade military officer rank immediately above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general. Colonel is equivalent to the naval rank of captain in the other uniformed services. By law, an officer previously required at least 22 years of…
Brigadier General John B. Bellinger, photographed in 1905. Note the one-star shoulder insignia.