Commandant (rank) rank, above "adjudant-chef". In the Spanish Army and Spanish Air Force, the rank of "comandante" is senior to a captain and junior to a lieutenant colonel, making it equivalent to the rank of major or squadron leader in English-speaking countries. "Comandante" ("commandant") is a military officer rank used in some Latin American countries. The Chilean Air Force uses the rank of "comandante de escuadrilla" ("squadron commandant") as a rank equivalent to the British rank of squadron leader. The Peruvian Air Force uses the rank of "comandante" as an equivalent to lieutenant-colonel or wing commander. "Comandante" can be translated into English
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