List of serving air marshals of the Indian Air Force

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This is a list of serving Air Marshals of the Indian Air Force.

Chief of the Air Staff[]

The Chief of the Air Staff is the only serving Four Star Air Officer in the Indian Air Force.

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari PVSM AVSM VM ADC.jpg PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC [1]

Vice Chief of the Air Staff[]

The Vice Chief of the Air Staff is the second-highest ranking officer in the Indian Air Force.

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Vice Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Sandeep Singh Air Marshal Sandeep Singh AOC-in-C South Western Air Command.jpg AVSM, VM [2]

Air Commanders (Commander-in-Chief grade)[]

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Central Air Command
 Air Marshal Richard John Duckworth Air Marshal Richard John Duckworth AOC-in-C Central air command.jpg AVSM, VSM [3][4]
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Eastern Air Command
 Dilip Kumar Patnaik Air Marshal Dilip Kumar Patnaik AVSM VM, AOC-in-C Eastern Air Command.jpg AVSM,VM [5]
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Southern Air Command
 Jonnalagedda Chalapati Air Marshal J Chalapati VSM Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Air Command.jpg VSM [6]
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
South Western Air Command
 Vikram Singh Air Marshal Vikram Singh VSM Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, South Western Air Command.jpg VSM [7]
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Western Air Command
 Amit Dev Air Marshal Amit Dev as AoCinC East.jpg ASVM, VSM
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Training Command
 Manavendra Singh Air Marshal Manavendra Singh took over as AOC-in-C of Southern Air Command (cropped).jpg AVSM, VrC, VSM
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Maintenance Command
 AVSM, VSM [8]
Vice Chief of Defence Staff Balabhadra Radha Krishna
Air Marshal BR Krishna took over as the AOC-in-C Western air command (cropped).jpg
 AVSM, SC [9]

Principal Staff Officers at Air Headquarters[]

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Deputy Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari VM
Air Officer in Charge of Administration VPS Rana VSM [10]
Air Officer in Charge of Personnel Suraj Kumar Jha Air Marshal Suraj Kumar Jha.jpg AVSM [11]
Air Officer in Charge of Maintenance Vibhas Pande VSM [12]

Heads of Services and Directorates[]

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Director General of Inspection and Flight Safety Air Marshal Gurcharan Singh Bedi Air Marshal GS Bedi.jpg AVSM, VM, VSM
Director General of Air Operations Pankaj Mohan Sinha AVSM, VSM [13]
Director General of Works and Ceremonial [14]
Director General (Aircraft) Alok Singh VSM
Director General (Systems) AG Kshirsagar VSM [15]
Director General of Medical Services (Air) Prashant Bharadwaj VSM [16]
Director General (Administration) Krishnaswamy Anantharaman VSM [17]

Air Officers of Tri-Services Commands[]

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff
(|Doctrine, Organisation and Training) 		Air Marshal SP Wagle VM [18]

Senior Staff Officers of Air Commands[]

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Senior Air Staff Officer Central Air Command Air Marshal Ravi Gopal Krishana Kapoor VM [19]
Senior Air Staff Officer Eastern Air Command Amar Preet Singh AVSM [20]
Senior Air Staff Officer Southern Air Command Surendra Kumar Indoria Air Marshal SK Indoria AVSm, VM.jpg AVSM, VM [21]
Senior Air Staff Officer South Western Air Command Sujeet Pushpakar Dharkar AVSM [22]
Senior Air Staff Officer Western Air Command Radhakrishnan Radhish AVSM, VM [23]
Senior Air Staff Officer Training Command B Chandrasekhar AVSM [24]
Senior Maintenance Staff Officer Maintenance Command M Baladitya AVSM, VSM [25]

Commandants of Training Institutions[]

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Commandant National Defence Academy Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor AVSM, VM [26]
Commandant National Defence College Presently tenanted by an army officer [27]
Commandant Air Force Academy Sreekumar Prabhakaran Air Marshal Sreekumar Prabhakaran VM.jpg VM [28]
Commandant College of Air Warfare Air Vice Marshal K. S. K. Suresh VM [29]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Sandeep Singh to be next IAF vice-chief". 25 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Sandeep Singh to be next IAF vice-chief". 25 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Rapid Turnover in IAF Brass". Bharat Shakti. 29 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Central Air Command - BRF". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Air Marshal Dilip Kumar Patnaik takes over as Senior Air Staff Officer of Central Air Command". 1 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Air Marshal Chalapati joins Southern Air Command". 4 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Air Marshal Sandeep Singh takes over the command as AOC-in-C SWAC". Connect Gujarat. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Choudhary takes over as chief of IAFs Maintenance Command". Outlook. 1 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Sandeep Singh to be next IAF vice-chief". 25 September 2021.
  10. ^ @IAF_MCC (1 January 2020). "Air Marshal MSG Menon VSM took over as Air Officer-in-Charge Administration (AOA) of Indian Air Force on 01 Jan 2020. He succeeded Air Marshal PP Bapat VSM" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "AIR MARSHAL SURAJ KUMAR JHA AVSMASSUMES CHARGE AS AIR OFFICER IN CHARGE PERSONNEL". PIB. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  12. ^ @IAF_MCC (1 January 2020). "Air Marshal Vibhas Pande VSM took over as Air Officer-in-Charge Maintenance (AOM) of Indian Air Force with effect from 01 Jan 2020. He succeeded Air Marshal Shashiker Choudhary VSM" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ^ Singh, Mayank (30 June 2021). "Air Marshal VR Chaudhari to take over as IAF's new Vice Chief of Air Staff". New Indian Express.
  14. ^ "Air Vice Marshal Rana becomes Director General in Air Force". amarujala.com. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  15. ^ "Delhi school events: Ramjas students take part in Project Citizen". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  16. ^ "AIR MSHL PRASHANT BHARADWAJ VSM BAR DIRECTOR GENERAL MEDICAL SERVICES (AIR)". iasm.in/. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  17. ^ "Air Marshal Krishnaswamy Anantharaman".
  18. ^ https://www.ids.nic.in/dacids-pp-fd.php
  19. ^ @PROdefprayagraj (28 October 2021). "Air Marshal RGK Kapoor VM took over as Senior Air Staff Officer, HQ Central Air Command on 26 Oct 2021" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. ^ "SASO - EAC". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  21. ^ @DefencePROTvm (2 December 2021). "Air Marshal SK Indoria Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Vayu Sena Medal,took over as Senior Air Staff Officer (SASO) of Southern Air Command (SAC)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  22. ^ "Senior Air Staff Officer Appointments at South Western Air Command". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  23. ^ "Senior Air Staff Officer Appointments at Western Air Command". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  24. ^ PRO Bengaluru, Ministry of Defence [@Prodef_blr] (16 August 2021). "2/2 The event was graced by Air Marshal B Chandra Sekhar Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Senior Air Staff Officer, Training Command, IAF_MCC. All air warriors along with ladies and veterans participated in the event with enthusiasm and pride" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  25. ^ A. Bharat Bhushan Babu [@SpokespersonMoD] (13 August 2018). "Air Marshal M Baladitya VSM Takes Over as Senior Maintenance Staff Officer of HQs Maintenance Command IAF on 13 August 2018 t.co/fVvZeZKeNc" (Tweet). Retrieved 9 January 2021 – via Twitter.
  26. ^ "Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor takes over as new NDA Commandant". The Times of India. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  27. ^ "http://www.uniindia.com/lt-gen-manoj-mago-takes-over-as-commandant-national-defence-college/north/news/2579441.html". Retrieved 3 December 2021. External link in |title= (help)
  28. ^ "New commandant for Air Force Academy". The Hindu. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  29. ^ @dprohyd (22 April 2021). "Valedictory Function of 44th Higher Air Command" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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