Air Officer Commanding (AOC) is a title given in the air forces of Commonwealth (and some other) nations to an air officer who holds a command appointment which typically comprises a large, organized collection of air force assets. Thus, an air vice marshal might be the AOC 38 Group. The equivalent term for army officers is general officer commanding (GOC), from where the air force term was derived.

An air officer heading a particularly large or important command may be called an air officer commanding-in-chief (AOC-in-C).

In the RAF those air officers who command a group are styled air officer commanding, followed by the name of the group. Currently, there are five AOCs:

The Royal Air Force had Air Officers Commanding-in-Chief at the helm of individual commands of the Royal Air Force until the post of AOC-in-C Air Command was abolished in 2012. Today, Air Command (the RAF's sole command) is run directly by the Chief of the Air Staff.

Some important historical RAF commands (in chronological order of existence) with AOC-in-Cs include:

Arguably the most well known Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief was Arthur Harris, who served as AOC-in-C Bomber Command during the Second World War.

In the IAF, Officers of the rank of Air Commodore who command Wings, Base Repair Depots, Equipment Depots and Air Bases are styled as Air Officer Commanding (AOC). Similarly, Air Vice Marshals commanding Groups (like the J&K Group & Maritime Air Ops Group) and Advance Headquarters are styled as Air Officer Commanding (AOC).

Senior Air Marshals who command the Seven Air Commands are styled as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C). The Seven appointments are :