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	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.