Air commodore is never shortened to Commodore, which is a rank in various naval forces. Air commodore is a one-star rank and the most junior air officer rank, being immediately senior to group captain and immediately subordinate to air vice-marshal. It has a NATO ranking code of OF-6 and is equivalent to a commodore in the Royal Navy or a brigadier in the British Army or the Royal Marines. Unlike these two ranks, however, it has always been a substantive rank. Additionally, air commodores have always been considered to be air officers whilst Royal Navy commodores have not since the Napoleonic Wars
Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy units that have been deployed on international missions (under the colors of the United Nations). The position of CZsk is statutorily held by a Vice Admiral or Lieutenant General of the Marines (NATO OF-8). The current CZsk is Vice-admiraal Rob Kramer, who succeeded Lieutenant general Rob Verkerk in the position in September 2017. The Commander of the Royal Dutch Navy is Director of four Directorates: Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy The Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy (CZsk) (Dutch: "Commandant Zeestrijdkrachten") is the highest-ranking officer of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The CZsk reports directly to the Chief of the