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.

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)

Awards and decorations

 * BRA Ordem do Mérito Aeronáutico Grã-Cruz.png Grand Cross of the Order of Aeronautical Merit
 * Order of Naval Merit - Grand Officer (Brazil) - ribbon bar.png Grand Officer of the Order of Naval Merit
 * BRA Ordem do Merito Militar Grande Oficial.png Grand Officer of the Order of Military Merit
 * BRA OMFA - OMD Grande-Oficial BAR.svg Grand Officer of the Order of Merit for Defence
 * Ordem do mérito judiciario militar.png High Distinction of the Order of Military Judicial Merit
 * Medalha do mérito farroupilha.png Medal of the Farroupilha Merit
 * Medalha do mérito farroupilha.png Negrinho do Pastoreio Medal
 * Medalha da Inconfidência - GM (Minas Gerais).png Medal of Inconfidence
 * Medalha do mérito desportivo militar.png Medal of Military Sports Merit
 * JPN Kyokujitsu-sho 1Class BAR.svg Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (2015)