Editing Air marshal (section)

{{Short description|Air-officer rank}}
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'''Air marshal''' ('''Air Mshl''' or '''AM''') is an [[air officer|air-officer]] rank used by some air forces, with origins from the [[Royal Air Force]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.raf.mod.uk/structure/commissionedranks.cfm |title=Ranks and Badges of the Royal Air Force |year=2007 |publisher=[[Royal Air Force]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113155837/http://www.raf.mod.uk/structure/commissionedranks.cfm |archive-date=13 November 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The rank is used by the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence, including many [[Commonwealth of Nations|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.debretts.com/forms-address/professions/armed-forces/royal-air-force/air-chief-marshal-air-marshal-and-air-vice |title=Forms of Address: Air Chief Marshal, Air Marshal and Air Vice-Marshal |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Debrett's |access-date=4 December 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119043809/http://www.debretts.com/forms-address/professions/armed-forces/royal-air-force/air-chief-marshal-air-marshal-and-air-vice |archive-date=19 November 2015}}</ref> Occasionally, air force officers of [[Marshal of the air force|marshal rank]] are considered to be air marshals.