Juniti Saito

Lieutenant-Brigadier Juniti Saito (born April 12, 1942), count Saito, is a military officer and was the commander of the Brazilian Air Force from 2007 to 2015.

Juniti Saito
Lt. Brigadier Juniti Saito
Commander of the Brazilian Air Force
Born (1942-04-12) April 12, 1942
Pompeia, São Paulo, Brazil
Allegiance Brazil
Service/branch Brazilian Air Force
Years of service1960–2015[1]
Rank Lieutenant-Brigadier

Born in the city of Pompeia, São Paulo,[2] he is the son of Iwataro Saito and Toshike Tamaoki.

Flight information
Flight hours: more than 6,000
Aircraft flown: TF-33, F-80, Cessna T-37, VU-93, C-91 AVRO, C-95 (Bandeirante), AT-26 (Xavante), F-5E/F (Tiger II) e F-103E (Mirage III)

Promotions
Rank (Brazilian Portuguese)Rank Equivalent (English)Date
Tenente-Brigadeiro-do-arLieutenant-General2003
Major-Brigadeiro-do-arMajor-General1999
Brigadeiro-do-arBrigadier General1995
CoronelColonel1988
Tenente-CoronelLieutenant Colonel1981
MajorMajor1975
CapitãoCaptain1971
Primeiro TenenteFirst Lieutenant1968
Segundo TenenteSecond Lieutenant1966
AspiranteAspirant1965

Awards and decorations
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References
  1. pt:Juniti Saito
  2. "Comando da Aeronáutica" [Aeronautics Command]. Brazilian Air Force (in Portuguese). Federative Republic of Brazil. Archived from the original on 13 August 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  3. "Banco de Dados da Medalha Mérito Desportivo Militar – MMDM" [Medal of Military Sports Merit Database – MMSM] (PDF). Ministry of Defense (in Portuguese). Federative Republic of Brazil. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  4. "Ex-Comandante da Aeronáutica é homenageado pelo Japão" [Former Commander of Aeronautics honored by Japan]. Brazilian Air Force (in Portuguese). Federative Republic of Brazil. Retrieved 19 February 2019.


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