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'''Lieutenant colonel ''' ({{IPAc-en|uk|l|E|f|'|t|E|n|@n|t|_|ˈ|k|ɜːr|n|əl}} {{respell|lef|TEN|ənt|_|KUR|nəl}}, {{IPAc-en|us|l|u:|'|t|E|n|-}} {{respell|loo|TEN|-}}) is a rank of [[commissioned officer]]s in the [[army|armies]], most [[Marine (armed services)|marine forces]] and some air forces of the world, above a [[major]] and below a [[colonel]]. Several police forces in the United States use the rank of [[lieutenant]] [[colonel]]. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence. Sometimes, the term 'half-colonel' is used in casual conversation in the British Army.<ref>{{cite book |first=Keith E. |last=Bonn |title=Army Officer's Guide |edition=50th |page=14 |location=Mechanicsville, Pa. |publisher=Stackpole Books |date=2005}}</ref> In the United States Air Force, the term 'light bird' or 'light bird colonel' (as opposed to a 'full bird colonel') is an acceptable casual reference to the rank but is never used directly towards the rank holder.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} A lieutenant colonel is typically in charge of a [[battalion]] or [[regiment]] in the army.<br />
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The following articles deal with the rank of lieutenant colonel:<br />
* [[Lieutenant-colonel (Canada)]]<br />
* [[Lieutenant colonel (Eastern Europe)]]<br />
* [[Lieutenant colonel (Turkey)]]<br />
* [[Lieutenant colonel (Sri Lanka)]]<br />
* [[Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.army.mod.uk/structure/about/3696.aspx |title=Officers' rank insignia |website=[[British Army]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915111438/http://www.army.mod.uk/structure/about/3696.aspx |archive-date=15 September 2008}}</ref><br />
* [[Lieutenant colonel (United States)]]<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
=== Army ===<br />
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<gallery class="center"><br />
File:Bangladesh-army-OF-4.svg|[[Bangladesh Army]]<br />(''Lieutenant Colonel'')<br />
File:Army-BEL-OF-04.svg|[[Belgian Land Component|Belgian Army]]<br />({{lang|nl-BE|Luitenant-kolonel}}<br />{{lang|fr-BE|Lieutenant-colonel}})<br />
File:Tenente-Coronel-V.gif|[[Brazilian Army]]<br />({{lang|pt-BR|Tenente Coronel}})<br />
File:Canadian Army OF-4.svg|[[Canadian Army]]<br />(''Lieutenant Colonel'')<br />
File: CzArmy 2011 OF4-Podplukovnik shoulder.svg|[[Army of the Czech Republic|Czech Army]]<br />({{lang|CS|Podplukovník}})<br />
File:Rank insignia of oberstløjnant of the Royal Danish Army.svg|[[Danish Army]]<br />({{lang|da|Oberstløjtnant}})<br />
File:Army France OF4 V.png|[[French Army]]<br />({{lang|fr|Lieutenant colonel}})<br />
File:OF04 Heer.png|[[German Army]]<br />({{lang|de|Oberstleutnant}})<br />
File:Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army.svg|[[Indian Army]] (''Lieutenant Colonel'')<br />
File:17-TNI Army-LTC.svg|[[Indonesian Army]]<br />({{lang|id|Letnan Kolonel}})<br />
File:IT-Army-OF4.svg|[[Italian Army]]<br />({{lang|it|Tenente colonnello}})<br />
File:Nl-landmacht-luitenant kolonel.svg|[[Royal Netherlands Army]]<br />({{lang|nl|Luitenant-Kolonel}})<br />
File:Norway-army-OF-4.svg|[[Norwegian Army]]<br />({{lang|no|Oberstløytant}})<br />
File:Lt. Colonel Pakistan Army.jpg|alt=Pakistan Army Lieutenant Colonel|[[Pakistan Army]] (Lieutenant Colonel)<br />
File:PA LTC Svc.svg|[[Philippine Army]]<br />({{lang|fil|Kalakan}}/{{lang|es|Teniente coronel}})<br />
File:17 - Tenente-coronel.svg|[[Portuguese Army]]<br />({{lang|pt|Tenente Coronel}})<br />
File:Russia-Army-OF-4-1994-field.svg|alt=|[[Russian Ground Forces]]<br />({{lang|ru|[[Lieutenant colonel (Eastern Europe)|Podpolkóvnik]]}})<br />
File:Spain-Army-OF-4.svg|[[Spanish Army]]<br />({{lang|es|Teniente Coronel}})<br />
File:British Army OF-4.svg|[[British Army]]<br />([[United Kingdom]])<br />(''Lieutenant Colonel'')<br />
File:US Army O5 (Army greens).svg|[[United States Army]]<br />(''[[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|Lieutenant Colonel]]'')<br />
File:TCNELEJB-GNB.png|[[Venezuelan_military_ranks|Venezuela]]<br />({{lang|es|Teniente Coronel}})<br />
</gallery><br />
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=== Air Force ===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:BE-Air Force-OF4.svg|[[Belgian Air Component|Belgian Air Force]]<br />({{lang|nl-BE|Luitenant-kolonel}}<br/>{{lang|fr-BE|Lieutenant-colonel}})<br />
File:RDAF Lt Col.svg|[[Danish Air Force]]<br />({{lang|da|Oberstløjtnant}})<br />
File:Netherlands-AirForce-OF-4.svg|[[Royal Netherlands Air Force]]<br />({{lang|nl|Luitenant-Kolonel}})<br />
File:Norway-air force-OF-4.svg|[[Norwegian Air Force]]<br />({{lang|no|Oberstløytant}})<br />
File:PAF LTC Svc.svg|[[Philippine Air Force]]<br />({{lang|fil|Kalakan}}/{{lang|es|Teniente coronel}})<br />
File:Russia-AirForce-OF-4-1994-parade.svg|alt=|[[Russian Air Force]]<br />({{lang|ru|[[Lieutenant colonel (Eastern Europe)|Podpolkóvnik]]}})<br />
File:US Air Force O5 shoulderboard.svg|[[United States Air Force]]<br />(''[[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|Lieutenant Colonel]]'')<br />
</gallery><br />
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=== Other services ===<br />
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File:US Space-force O5 (interim).svg|[[United States Space Force]]<br />(''[[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|Lieutenant Colonel]]'')<br />
</gallery><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Comparative military ranks]]<br />
* [[Canadian Forces ranks and insignia]]<br />
* [[British Army officer rank insignia]]<br />
* [[United States Army officer rank insignia]]<br />
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