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 service	1960–2015[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-ar	Lieutenant-General	2003
Major-Brigadeiro-do-ar	Major-General	1999
Brigadeiro-do-ar	Brigadier General	1995
Coronel	Colonel	1988
Tenente-Coronel	Lieutenant Colonel	1981
Major	Major	1975
Capitão	Captain	1971
Primeiro Tenente	First Lieutenant	1968
Segundo Tenente	Second Lieutenant	1966
Aspirante	Aspirant	1965

Awards and decorations

• Grand Cross of the Order of Aeronautical Merit
• Grand Officer of the Order of Naval Merit
• Grand Officer of the Order of Military Merit
• Grand Officer of the Order of Merit for Defence
• High Distinction of the Order of Military Judicial Merit
• Medal of the Farroupilha Merit
• Negrinho do Pastoreio Medal
• Medal of Inconfidence
• Medal of Military Sports Merit[3]
• Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (2015)[4]

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.