Group captain Group captain Group captain is a senior commissioned rank in many air forces. Group captain has a NATO rank code of OF-5, meaning that it ranks above wing commander, immediately below air commodore and is the equivalent of the naval rank of captain and the rank of colonel in other services. While the rank originated in the British Royal Air Force (RAF), group captain is a rank used by the air forces of many Commonwealth and other countries that have been influenced by British military culture. It is sometimes used as the English translation of an equivalent rank in countries
Royal Brunei Air Force and was equipped with a CN-235 plane and the Base Defence Squadron. In the same year, the Third Squadron received the Pilatus PC-7 Mark II training aircraft. The Thirty-Eight Squadron was established in 1999 and is equipped with the Mistral surface-to-air missile. Currently, the commander of the Royal Brunei Air Force is Brigadier General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Shahril Anwar bin Haji Ma’awiah. The Air Force is divided into 5 Wings: The Operation Wing consists of 4 Flying Squadrons and two addition units: The Air Regiment consists of 3 Squadrons and Technical Training School: The Logistics Wing consists of three