Lieutenant-Brigadier Juniti Saito (born April 12, 1942), count Saito, is a military officer and was the

commander of the Brazilian Air Force The Commander of the Brazilian Air Force () is the head of the Brazilian Air Force and the leader of its Aeronautics Command (''Comando da Aeronáutica'' or COMAer). The Commander holds the rank of ''Military ranks of Brazil, Tenente-Brigadeiro-do- ...

from 2007 to 2015. Born in the city of Pompeia, São Paulo, 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

Awards and decorations

BRA Ordem do Mérito Aeronáutico Grã-Cruz

Grand Cross of the Order of Aeronautical Merit * Order of Naval Merit - Grand Officer (Brazil) - ribbon bar

Grand Officer of the Order of Naval Merit * BRA Ordem do Merito Militar Grande Oficial

Grand Officer of the Order of Military Merit * BRA OMFA - OMD Grande-Oficial BAR

Grand Officer of the Order of Merit for Defence * Ordem do mérito judiciario militar

High Distinction of the Order of Military Judicial Merit * Medalha do mérito farroupilha

Medal of the Farroupilha Merit * Medalha do mérito farroupilha

Negrinho do Pastoreio Medal * Medalha da Inconfidência - GM (Minas Gerais)

Medal of Inconfidence * Medalha do mérito desportivo militar

Medal of Military Sports Merit * JPN Kyokujitsu-sho 1Class BAR

Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (2015)

References

1942 births Living people Brazilian people of Japanese descent People from São Paulo (state) Brazilian Air Force generals {{Brazil-mil-bio-stub