List of serving air marshals of the Indian Air Force

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 Ref
Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria
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 Ref
Vice Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Harjit Singh Arora
PVSM, AVSM, ADC [2][3]

Air Commanders (Commander-in-Chief grade)
Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Ref
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Central Air Command
 Air Marshal Amit Tiwari
PVSM, AVSM, VM [4]
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Eastern Air Command
 Amit Dev ASVM, VSM [5]
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Southern Air Command
 Manavendra Singh AVSM, VrC, VSM [4]
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
South Western Air Command
 Surendra Kumar Ghotia
PVSM, VSM [6]
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Western Air Command
 Vivek Ram Chaudhari
PVSM, AVSM, VM [7]
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Training Command
 Rajiv Dayal Mathur
PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC [8]
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Maintenance Command
 Shashiker Choudhary AVSM, VSM [9]
Commander-in-Chief
Strategic Forces Command
 Rajesh Kumar
PVSM, AVSM, VM,ADC [10]

Principal Staff Officers at Air Headquarters
Post Rank Name Decorations Ref
Deputy Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Sandeep Singh AVSM, VM [11]
Air Officer in Charge of Administration MSG Menon PVSM, VSM [12]
Air Officer in Charge of Personnel RJ Duckworth VSM
Air Officer in Charge of Maintenance Vibhas Pande VSM [13]

Heads of Services and Directorates
Post Rank Name Decorations Ref
Director General of Inspection and Flight Safety Air Marshal Gurcharan Singh Bedi AVSM, VM, VSM
Director General of Air Operations BR Krishna AVSM, SC
Director General of Works and Ceremonial VPS Rana VSM [14]
Director General (Aircraft) Alok Singh VSM
Director General (Systems) AG Kshirsagar VSM [15]
Director General of Medical Services (Air) MS Butola [16]

Air Officers of Tri-Services Commands
Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Ref
Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff
(Policy Planning & Force Development)		 Air Marshal SP Wagle VM [17]

Senior Staff Officers of Air Commands
Post Rank Name Decorations Ref
Senior Air Staff Officer Central Air Command Air Marshal Dilip Kumar Patnaik AVSM, VM [18]
Senior Air Staff Officer Eastern Air Command
Senior Air Staff Officer Southern Air Command J Chalapati VSM [19]
Senior Air Staff Officer South Western Air Command Sreekumar Prabhakaran VM [20]
Senior Air Staff Officer Western Air Command Vikram Singh VSM [21]
Senior Air Staff Officer Training Command T D Joseph VM, VSM [22]
Senior Maintenance Staff Officer Maintenance Command M Baladitya AVSM, VSM [23]

Commandants of Training Institutions
Post Rank Name Decorations Ref
Commandant National Defence College Air Marshal Diptendu Choudhury AVSM, VM, VSM [24]
Commandant Air Force Academy Air Marshal I.P. Vipin AVSM, VSM [25]
Commandant College of Air Warfare Air Vice Marshal [26] [27]

See also

References
  1. @IAF_MCC (30 September 2019). "Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria, took over as 26th Chief of the Indian Air Force today. He was commissioned into the fighter stream of IAF in Jun 1980" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. @IAF_MCC (1 October 2019). "Air Marshal Harjit Singh Arora, took over as Vice Chief of the Air Staff today. He was commissioned into the fighter stream of IAF in Dec 1981. He has a vast experience of operational flying on modern and legacy fighters in the IAF inventory" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. "Air Marshal Harjit Singh Arora AVSM ADC assumes charge as Vice Chief of the Air Staff". 1 October 2019.
  4. "Air Marshal Manavendra Singh assumes charge as Commanding chief in Southern Air Command". 1 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  5. "Air Marshal Amit Dev takes over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Air Command". 1 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  6. "Air Marshal SK Ghotia VSM assumed the command of SWAC". 1 October 2019.
  7. "Air Marshal VR Chaudhari AVSM VM Assumes Command of Western Air Command". 1 August 2020.
  8. "Indian Air Force to see major reshuffle at top level on October 1". New Indian Express. 29 September 2020.
  9. "Choudhary takes over as chief of IAFs Maintenance Command". Outlook. 1 January 2020.
  10. "Air Marshal Rajesh Kumar to take over as new chief of Strategic Forces Command". indiatoday.in. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  11. @ANI (30 September 2019). "Air Marshal Sandeep Singh (in pic) appointed as the Deputy Chief of Air Staff of the Indian Air Force. He is succeeding Air Marshal VR Chaudhary who has been posted to the Eastern Air Command" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. @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.
  13. @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.
  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. "JMI Professor elected fellow of Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA), USA". indiaeducationdiary.com/. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  17. https://www.ids.nic.in/dacids-pp-fd.php
  18. "Air Marshal Dilip Kumar Patnaik takes over as Senior Air Staff Officer of Central Air Command". 1 August 2020.
  19. "Air Marshal Chalapati joins Southern Air Command". 4 August 2020.
  20. "Air Marshal Sreekumar Prabhakaran VM takes over as senior Air Staff Officer HQ SWAC". 4 November 2019.
  21. "Air Marshal RJ Duckworth VSM took over as Senior Air Staff Officer, Western Air Command, IAF". 16 December 2019.
  22. PRO Bengaluru, Ministry of Defence [@Prodef_blr] (27 July 2019). "2/2 Air Marshal TD Joseph, Senior Air Staff Officer Hqrs Training Command flagged off d "VICTORY RUN" from Cubbon Park, Bluru. Large number of air warriors, Air Force Civilians and families from Training Command and Command Hospital participated in d event wid great enthusiasm" (Tweet). Retrieved 9 January 2021 – via Twitter.
  23. 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.
  24. "Air Marshal D Choudhury is the new Commandant of National Defence College". 16 December 2019.
  25. "New commandant of Air Force Academy takes charge". 1 August 2020.
  26. "College of Air Warfare gets a new head". The Hindu. 1 October 2019.
  27. "College of Air Warfare gets new chief". The Hindu. 16 November 2018.
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