List of serving marshals of the Indian Air Force
Appearance
This is a list of serving Air Marshals of the Indian Air Force.
Chief of the Air Staff
[edit]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 |
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Chief of the Air Staff | Air Chief Marshal | Amar Preet Singh | PVSM, AVSM, ADC | [1] |
Vice Chief of the Air Staff
[edit]The Vice Chief of the Air Staff is the second-highest ranking officer in the Indian Air Force.
Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Reference |
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Vice Chief of the Air Staff | Air Marshal | Sujeet Pushpakar Dharkar | PVSM, AVSM | [2] |
Air Commanders (Commander-in-Chief grade)
[edit]Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Reference |
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Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Central Air Command |
Air Marshal | Ashutosh Dixit | AVSM, VM, VSM | [3] | |
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Eastern Air Command |
Surat Singh | AVSM, VM, VSM | [4] | ||
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Southern Air Command |
Balakrishnan Manikantan | AVSM, VM | [5] | ||
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
South Western Air Command |
Narmdeshwar Tiwari | AVSM, VM | [6] | ||
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Western Air Command |
Pankaj Mohan Sinha | PVSM, AVSM, VSM | [7] | ||
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Training Command |
Nagesh Kapoor | AVSM, VM | |||
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Maintenance Command |
Vijay Kumar Garg | AVSM, VSM | |||
Chief of Integrated Defence Staff* | Presently tenanted by an Army officer | ||||
Commander-in-Chief Strategic Forces Command* | Presently tenanted by a Navy officer | ||||
Commander-in-Chief Andaman and Nicobar Command* | Saju Balakrishnan | AVSM, VM | [8] |
*Rotational Command among the Indian Armed Forces.
Principal Staff Officers at Air Headquarters
[edit]Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Reference |
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Deputy Chief of the Air Staff | Air Marshal | Tejinder Singh | AVSM, VM | [9] | |
Air Officer in Charge of Administration | Rajesh Kumar Anand | VSM | [10] | ||
Air Officer in Charge of Personnel | Sunil Kashinath Vidhate | AVSM, YSM, VM | |||
Air Officer in Charge of Maintenance | Ajay Kumar Arora | AVSM,VSM | [11] |
Heads of Services and Directorates
[edit]Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Reference |
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Director General of Inspection and Flight Safety | Air Marshal | Makarand Ranade | AVSM, VM | [12] | |
Director General of Air Operations | Awadesh Kumar Bharti | AVSM, VM | [13] | ||
Director General of Works and Ceremonial | |||||
Director General (Aircraft) | Alok Singh | VSM | |||
Director General (Systems) | AG Kshirsagar | VSM | [14] | ||
Director General of Medical Services (Air) | Rajesh Vaidya | ||||
Director General (Administration) | Rajesh Kumar Anand | VSM | [15] |
Air Officers of Tri-Services Commands
[edit]Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Reference |
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Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations) |
Air Marshal | Jeetendra Mishra | AVSM, VSM | [16] | |
Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Medical Branch) |
Air Marshal | MS Sridhar | |||
Deputy Chief Strategic Forces Command | Air Marshal |
Senior Staff Officers of Air Commands
[edit]Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Reference |
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Senior Air Staff Officer Central Air Command | Air Marshal | ||||
Senior Air Staff Officer Eastern Air Command | Inderpal Singh Walia | AVSM, VM | [17] | ||
Senior Air Staff Officer Southern Air Command | Rakesh Sinha | AVSM | [18] | ||
Senior Air Staff Officer South Western Air Command | Manish Khanna | AVSM, VM | [19] | ||
Senior Air Staff Officer Western Air Command | Praveen Keshav Vohra | AVSM, VM | [20] | ||
Senior Air Staff Officer Training Command | Tejbir Singh | AVSM, VM | [21] | ||
Senior Maintenance Staff Officer Maintenance Command |
Commandants of Training Institutions
[edit]Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Reference |
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Commandant National Defence Academy | Air Marshal | Presently tenanted by a naval officer | |||
Commandant National Defence College | Presently tenanted by an army officer | [22] | |||
Commandant Air Force Academy | Seethepalli Shrinivas | AVSM, VSM | [23] | ||
Commandant College of Air Warfare | Air Vice Marshal | Prasant Sarad Wadodkar | [24] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Air Marshal AP Singh Takes Over As New Air Force Chief". NDTV.com. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Air Marshal SP Dharkar appointed as the next IAF Vice Chief". ddnews.gov.in. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit to take over as head of IAF's Prayagraj-based Central Air Command". Live Mint. 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Air Marshal Surat Singh assumes command of Eastern Air Command in Shillong". India Today. 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Sainik School, classmates on a high as new Southern Air Command chief takes over on Tuesday". Lokmat Times. 1 May 2023.
- ^ "AIR MARSHAL NARMDESHWAR TIWARI TAKES OVER AS AIR OFFICER COMMANDING-IN-CHIEF SOUTH WESTERN AIR COMMAND" (Press release). PIB. 1 May 2023.
- ^ "AIR MARSHAL PANKAJ MOHAN SINHA ASSUMES COMMAND OF IAF'S WESTERN AIR COMMAND" (Press release). PIB. 1 January 2023.
- ^ "Air Marshal Saju Balakrishnan AVSM, VM Takes Over As 17th Commander-In-Chief, Andaman & Nicobar Command (CINCAN)" (Press release). PIB. 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Air Marshal Tejinder Singh to be new Deputy Chief of Air Force". Economics Times. 31 August 2024.
- ^ "AIR MARSHAL RAJESH KUMAR ANAND VSM TAKES OVER AS AIR OFFICER-IN- CHARGE ADMINISTRATION (AOA)" (Press release). PIB. 1 June 2023.
- ^ "Air Marshal Ajay Kumar Arora assumed the appointment of Air Officer-in-Charge Maintenance at Air Headquarters on 01 Nov 24". x (formerly twitter). Indian Airforce. 1 November 2024.
- ^ "AIR MARSHAL MAKARAND RANADE TAKES OVER AS DIRECTOR GENERAL (INSPECTION AND SAFETY) AT AIR HQ" (Press release). PIB. 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Air Marshal Awadhesh Kumar Bharti assumed the position of Director General Air Operations today". x (formerly twitter). 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Delhi school events: Ramjas students take part in Project Citizen". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Director General (Administration) Appointments at Air Head Quarters". Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra". Bharat Rakshak. 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Air Marshal Inderpal Walia assumes appointment as IAF EAC operations head". North East Now. 9 September 2024.
- ^ @DefencePROTvm (29 August 2024). "Air Mrshl Rakesh Sinha, AVSM, SASO, SAC" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Senior Air Staff Officer Appointments at South Western Air Command". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "AIR MARSHAL PRAVEEN KESHAV VOHRA TAKES OVER AS SENIOR AIR STAFF OFFICER, WESTERN AIR COMMAND, IAF". PIB. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Senior Air Staff Officer Appointments at Southern Air Command". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Lt Gen Manoj Mago takes over as Commandant National Defence College". United News of India. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Air Marshal S Shrinivas takes over as Commandant Air Force Academy". Telangan Today. 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Air Vice Marshal PS Wadodkar new head of CAW". Hans INdia. Retrieved 1 September 2023.