Captain General of the Air Force

Air captain general
Air Force service uniform shoulder strap with the rank of Captain general of the Spanish Air Force.
Country	Kingdom of Spain
Abbreviation	ACG
Rank	Five-star
NATO rank	OF-10
Non-NATO rank	O-11
Formation	7 October 1939
Next lower rank	General del Aire
Equivalent ranks	Captain general (Army) Captain general (Navy)

Air Captain General also named Captain General of the Air Force (Capitán General del Aire / Capitán General del Ejército del Aire in Spanish) is a five-star air force officer rank and the highest rank of the Spanish Air Force. The five-star NATO rank code is OF-10. The honorary appointments formally ceased in 1999. The rank of Air captain general is equivalent to a Marshal of the Air Force in many nations such as the United Kingdom, a general of the Air Force of the United States, a capitain general of the Spanish Army (Ejército de Tierra Español) or the Navy (Armada Española). This rank is reserved to the monarch as Commander-in-chief. An Air captain general's insignia consists of two command sticks under five four-pointed stars below the Royal Crown and a golden string.

The Spanish Air Force as a separated branch of the Spanish Armed Forces was officially established on 7 October 1939, after the Spanish Civil War. Francisco Franco as head of Spanish state and commander-in-chief named himself 1st captain general of the Spanish Air Force. General Ángel Salas Larrazábal, a veteran fighter pilot, has been the only honorary Air captain general (1991-1994).

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