Lt Col
Military abbreviation · US Air Force and Space Force Rank
| Stands for | Lieutenant Colonel (US Air Force and Space Force) |
|---|---|
| Categories | Military |
Lt Col stands for Lieutenant Colonel (US Air Force and Space Force), a US Air Force and Space Force rank abbreviation.
Senior officer grade O-5 in the Air Force and Space Force, shown by a silver oak leaf. The signature job is squadron commander, leading a few hundred airmen or Guardians, along with senior staff positions at wing and major command level.
Example: Lt Col Watkins assumed command of the 34th Fighter Squadron on Friday.
Usage notes
Written Lt Col in Air Force style, LtCol by the Marine Corps, LTC by the Army and Lt. Col. by AP. The British Army and Royal Marines write Lt Col exactly as the Air Force does. In speech, a lieutenant colonel is addressed as "Colonel."
Related abbreviations
More US Air Force and Space Force rank abbreviations
- CCM – Command Chief Master Sergeant
- CMSAF – Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
- CMSgt – Chief Master Sergeant
- CMSSF – Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force
- COL – Colonel (US Army)
- GEN – General (US Army)
- Lt Gen – Lieutenant General (US Air Force and Space Force)
- MAJ – Major (US Army)
- Maj Gen – Major General (US Air Force and Space Force)
- MSgt – Master Sergeant (US Air Force and Space Force)
- SGT – Sergeant (US Army)
- SMSgt – Senior Master Sergeant
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