Juniti Saito

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|name=Juniti Saito

|birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1942|04|12}}

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|birth_place= Pompeia, São Paulo, Brazil

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|image= Lt Brig Juniti Saito.png

|caption= Lt. Brigadier Juniti Saito
Commander of the Brazilian Air Force

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|allegiance= {{BRA}}

|branch= 25px Brazilian Air Force

|serviceyears=1960–2015:pt:Juniti Saito{{Circular reference|date=February 2020}}

|rank= 25px Lieutenant-Brigadier

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

Born in the city of Pompeia, São Paulo,{{cite web |title=Comando da Aeronáutica |url=http://www.fab.mil.br/portal/capa/?page=comandante |website=Brazilian Air Force |publisher=Federative Republic of Brazil |trans-title=Aeronautics Command |language=Portuguese |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130813024642/http://www.fab.mil.br/portal/capa/?page=comandante |archivedate=13 August 2013 |url-status=dead |accessdate=19 February 2019}} 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

class="wikitable" ! 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

60px Grand Cross of the Order of Aeronautical Merit
60px Grand Officer of the Order of Naval Merit
60px Grand Officer of the Order of Military Merit
60px Grand Officer of the Order of Merit for Defence
60px High Distinction of the Order of Military Judicial Merit
60px Medal of the Farroupilha Merit
60px Negrinho do Pastoreio Medal
60px Medal of Inconfidence
60px Medal of Military Sports Merit{{cite web |title=Banco de Dados da Medalha Mérito Desportivo Militar – MMDM |url=https://www.defesa.gov.br/arquivos/condecoracao/almanaque_MMDM.pdf |website=Ministry of Defense |publisher=Federative Republic of Brazil |trans-title=Medal of Military Sports Merit Database – MMSM |format=PDF |language=Portuguese |accessdate=19 February 2019}}
60px Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (2015){{cite web |title=Ex-Comandante da Aeronáutica é homenageado pelo Japão |url=http://www.fab.mil.br/noticias/mostra/24071/ |website=Brazilian Air Force |publisher=Federative Republic of Brazil |trans-title=Former Commander of Aeronautics honored by Japan |language=Portuguese |accessdate=19 February 2019}}

References

Category:1942 births

Category:Living people

Category:Brazilian people of Japanese descent

Category:People from São Paulo (state)

Category:Brazilian Air Force generals