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Air Marshal Harjit Singh Arora
| Service No & Branch | 16557 F(P) | Stream :Fighters |  | ||||||||||||
| Date of Birth: 25 Jun 1961 | Commissioned: 11 Dec 1981 | Course: 128 Course | |||||||||||||
| Service End: | Retired on 30 Jun 2021 Superannuated Died on 21 Jan 2023 (62 Years age) | Flying Hours : 2600 | Nick Name : | ||||||||||||
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| Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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| 01 Feb 2001 - 01 Dec 2002 | Wg Cdr | No.45 Squadron | Naliya | Commanding Officer | |
| - | Gp Capt | 33 Signal Unit | Jodhpur | Station Commander | |
| 24 Apr 2006 - 23 Apr 2009 | Gp Capt | Embassy of India, Thailand | Bangkok | Defence Attache | |
| 15 Jun 2009 - 03 Jan 2011 | Air Cmde | 8 Wing | Adampur | Air Officer Commanding | |
| - | AVM | 1 Air Defence Control Centre | Delhi | Air Officer Commanding | |
| - | AVM | Eastern Air Command | Shillong | Air Defence Commander | |
| 20 Feb 2015 - 30 Jun 2021 | No.51 Squadron | Commodore Commandant | |||
| 01 Dec 2015 - 30 Jun 2016 | Air Marshal | PSO: Inspection & Safety, Air HQ | Delhi | Director General (Inspection & Safety) | |
| 22 Aug 2016 - 30 Sep 2018 | Air Marshal | Air Operations, Air HQ | Delhi | Director General Air (Operations) | |
| 01 Oct 2018 - 30 Sep 2019 | Air Marshal | South Western Air Command | Gandhinagar | Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief | |
| 01 Oct 2019 - 30 Jun 2021 | Air Marshal | PSO: Operations, Air HQ | Delhi | Vice Chief of Air Staff | |
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Awards and Decorations
Number of Awards: 2
| Ati Vishist Seva Medal | ||||
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| Air Cmde | Harjit Singh Arora | 16557 F(P) | Award Date 26 Jan 2011 | Announced 26 Jan 2011 |
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| Param Vishist Seva Medal | ||||
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| Air Marshal | Harjit Singh Arora | 16557 F(P) | Award Date 26 Jan 2020 | Announced 26 Jan 2020 |
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