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Air Vice Marshal Sunil Jayant Nanodkar
| Service No & Branch | 16555 F(P) | Stream :Fighters |  | |||||||||
| Date of Birth: -- --- ---- | Commissioned: 11 Dec 1981 | Course: 128 Course | ||||||||||
| Service End: | Retired on 31 Jul 2017 Superannuated | Nick Name : | ||||||||||
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| Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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| 06 Jun 2001 - 06 Jul 2003 | Wg Cdr | No.14 Squadron | Ambala | Commanding Officer | |
| 23 Apr 2007 - 09 Jun 2008 | Gp Capt | 49 Wing | Naliya | Station Commander | |
| 16 Jun 2008 - 01 Feb 2009 | Air Cmde | 17 Wing | Gorakhpur | Air Officer Commanding | |
| 29 Nov 2010 - 01 Dec 2012 | Air Cmde | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | PD (ops Tact) | |
| 14 May 2012 - | No.14 Squadron | Commodore Commandant | |||
| - | AVM | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Ops Offensive | |
| - | AVM | Advance HQ, Western Air Command (Raj) | Jaipur | Air Officer Commanding | |
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Awards and Decorations
Number of Awards: 3
| Vayu Sena Medal (Devotion to Duty) | ||||
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| Gp Capt | Sunil Jayant Nanodkar | 16555 F(P) | Award Date | Announced 26 Jan 2005 |
| Details : | Group Captain Sunil Jayant Nanodkar (16555) Flying (Pilot) was commissioned in the fighter stream of the IAF on 11 Dec 1981. He is a Qualified Flying Instructor with 3800 hours of flying. He is also a graduate from the Defence Services Staff College. He has successfully commanded a Jaguar Squadron. Presently, he is Director of Operations (Offensive) at Air HQ since Jul 2003ï·“On being appointed as the Director of Operations (Tactical) in Jul 2003, apart from monitoring the training and operational status of all the offensive aircraft fleets of the Indian Air Force, he was assigned the task of leading the team of air warriors to participate in a multinational exercise in Alaska, United States of America. This involved activities from initial planning of operations, maintenance, logistics and administrative requirements for a first ever fighter deployment outside India. The exercise entailed deploying six Jaguar aircraft, two IL-78 Flight Refuellers and two IL-76 heavy lift transport support aircraft across four continents, at a distance of 20000 kilometers from the homeland. He took on the challenge and meticulously planned the training of participating forces and their deployment to and from Alaska. Coordinating activities of transport, flight refueller and fighter aircraft away from homeland was a complex task and could only be achieved due to his foresight analytical approach and thorough planning. Having successfully and safely executed this exercise, a template has been put in place for the Indian Air Force to follow in any such future endeavour. This has also resulted in projection of cutting edge operational capability before the developed Air Forces. While undertaking this additional responsibility, he continued to closely monitor the upgrade programmes of two major fighter fleets along with their induction in the operational units.For his professionalism and exceptional devotion to duty, the Hon'ble President is pleased to award Vayu Sena Medal to Group Captain Sunil Jayant Nanodkar. | |||
| Unit : AHQ | ||||
| Reference : Gazette of India dated 9th April 2005 - No.28-Pres/2005 dated 26th January 2005 & AFD2005 Investiture | ||||
| Vishist Seva Medal | ||||
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| Air Cmde | Sunil Jayant Nanodkar | 16555 F(P) | Award Date 26 Jan 2013 | Announced 26 Jan 2013 |
| Details : | Air Commodore Sunil Jayant Nanodkar VM was commissioned in the Indian Air Force as a pilot in flying branch on 11 Dec 81. He is a Qualified Flying Instructor with over 3900 hrs of accident free flying. He is an a1umnus of the Defence Services Staff College, the College of Combat and the National Defence College. In his 30 years of distinguished service, he has held several field and staff appointments. These include Flight Commander and Commanding Officer of a Jaguar Squadron, a Directing Staff at two premier institutes of the IAF- the flying Instructors School and the Defence Services Staff College. He was Director Tactical Operations at Air HQ, during this tenure he planned and led the first overseas major Air Force Exercise Co-operative Cope Thunder-04 in Alaska. He has commanded two frontline major air bases of the IAF as a Station Commander and Air Officer Commanding. He is currently the Principal Director Aircraft (Operations Tactical) since 29 Nov 10. His professional expertise, dynamism and inspiring leadership have given the directorate a team that is efficient, motivated and thus highly productive. His initiative, foresight and intelligence has contributed immensely towards the meticulous analysis of the weak areas having direct implication on the overall offensive capability of the IAF. Many issues related to weapons and offensive platforms have been streamlined because of his personal involvement. His persistent endeavour, drive and insistent interaction with various agencies in the IAF, Ordnance Factory Board, DRDO and the academia have resulted in increased availability of weapons and more importantly a clarity in the way forward. Additionally due to his endeavour a comprehensive fuzing policy and weapon assessment criteria review have been done. The directorate has been able to boast of having reviewed all the Standard Operating Procedures as well as the Orders and Instructions related to all the platforms and weapon systems due to his initiative. For the distinguished service of a high order, Hon'ble President is pleased to award Vishisht Seva Medal to Air Commodore Sunil Jayant Nanodkar. | |||
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| AVM | Sunil Jayant Nanodkar | 16555 F(P) | Award Date 26 Jan 2018 | Announced 26 Jan 2018 |
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Additional Notes
| Remarks: Blue Skies Podcast Note added: 2022-01-15 |
| Remarks: Blue Skies Podcast Note added: 2022-09-01 |
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