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NEWS | July 13, 2023

Air Force releases latest field grade officer promotions

Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs

The Air Force selected 562 active-duty officers for promotion to colonel and major during recent CY23B and CY23C central selection boards.

In total, the Air Force selected 534 lieutenant colonels for promotion to colonel (LAF-A/C/F/I/N/X, and Chaplain) and 28 captains for promotion to major (Chaplain). 

Categories considered during the P0623B board included: Line of the Air Force - Air Operations and Special Warfare (LAF-A), Line of the Air Force - Combat Support (LAF-C), Line of the Air Force - Force Modernization (LAF-F), Line of the Air Force - Information Warfare (LAF-I), Line of the Air Force – Nuclear and Missile Operations (LAF-N), Line of the Air Force - Cross-Functional (LAF-X), and Chaplain.

The P0423C board considered officers in the Chaplain category.

Colonel (P0623B) selection statistics:

  • LAF-A 284 selected out of 801 considered.
  • LAF-C 88 selected out of 287 considered.
  • LAF-F 59 selected out of 157 considered.
  • LAF-I 74 selected out of 279 considered.
  • LAF-N 9 selected out of 38 considered.
  • LAF-X 13 selected out of 38 considered.
  • Chaplains 7 out of 33 considered.

Major (P0423C) selection statistics:

  • Chaplains 28 selected out of 35 considered.

The complete list of Airmen selected for promotion is available online by visiting AFPC’s Officer Promotion website.

For more information about Air Force personnel programs, visit the AFPC public website