air force officer vs commander

air force officer and commander both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
air force officer	Yes	No	No	No
commander	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, air force officer and commander are synonyms defined as:

air force officer (noun)	commander (noun)
an officer in the airforce	an officer in command of a military unit
	a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain
	an officer in the airforce
	someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others