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 Training Command Date Raised : 1949-07-22 Location : Bengaluru Training Command was formed on 22 Jul 1949 with an aim to impart training through training institutes. Training Command traces out its lineage from the No.2 Training Group which was set up immediately after Independence. Training Group was redesignated as Training Command in 1949. On 15 Aug 1947, the Air Force Training Establishments located in India were: (a) Initial Training Wing, Coimbatore formed on 11 Jul 46. (b) Elementary Flying Training School, Jodhpur formed on Jul 42. (c) Advanced Flying Training School, Ambala formed on Jul 41. (d) No.1 Ground Training School, Jalahalli formed on Jul 47. (e) No.2 Ground Training School, Tamabaram formed on Feb 47 No.2 (Indian) Group RAF located at Bangalore Read Detailed History
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Unit previously existed as 2 Training Group
Commanding Officers | |||||
| Dates | Rank & Name | Number | Remarks | Location | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 49 to 03 Dec 52 | Air Commodore Ravinder Hari Darshan Singh | 1558 GD(P) | AOC | Bangalore |  |
| 17 Dec 52 to 10 Jan 56 | Air Commodore Surendra Nath Goyal | 1560 GD(P) | AOC | Bangalore |  |
| 11 Jan 56 to 20 Nov 57 | Air Commodore Pratap Chandra Lal | 1567 GD(O) | AOC | Bangalore |  |
| 27 May 58 to 22 Mar 59 | Air Commodore Kanwar Jaswant Singh | 1587 GD(P) | AOC | Bangalore |  |
| 23 Mar 59 to 12 Apr 60 | Air Commodore Ranjan Dutt | 1594 GD(P) | AOC | Bangalore |  |
| 13 Apr 60 to 29 Dec 60 | Air Vice Marshal Ranjan Dutt | 1594 GD(P) | AOC-in-C | Bangalore | |
| 01 Apr 61 to 06 Aug 66 | Air Vice Marshal Surendra Nath Goyal | 1560 GD(P) | AOC-in-C | Bangalore | |
| 10 Aug 66 to 22 Aug 69 | Air Vice Marshal Teja Singh Virk | 1621 GD(O) | AOC-in-C | Bangalore |  |
| 30 Aug 69 to 03 Mar 72 | Air Vice Marshal Victor Srihari | 1624 GD(O) | AOC-in-C | Bangalore |  |
| 04 Mar 72 to 08 Apr 73 | Air Vice Marshal Anand Ramdas Pandit | 1707 GD(P) | AOC-in-C | Bangalore |  |
| 09 Apr 73 to 29 Jun 74 | Air Vice Marshal Gian Dev Sharma | 1742 GD(P) | AOC-in-C | Bangalore |  |
| 01 Jul 74 to 22 Mar 76 | Air Vice Marshal George Kanishtkumar John | 2132 GD(P) | AOC-in-C | Bangalore |  |
| 22 Apr 76 to 22 Sep 76 | Air Marshal Maurice Barker | 1691 GD(P) | AOC-in-C | Bangalore |  |
| 23 Sep 76 to 29 Apr 78 | Air Marshal Randhir Singh | 2135 GD(P) | AOC-in-C | Bangalore |  |
| 11 May 78 to 19 Feb 79 | Air Marshal Hemant Ramkrishna Chitnis | 2964 GD(P) | AOC-in-C | Bangalore |  |
| 20 Feb 79 to 30 Sep 79 | Air Marshal George Kanishtkumar John | 2132 GD(P) | AOC-in-C | Bangalore | |
| 29 Oct 79 to 19 Sep 81 | Air Marshal Balwant Wickram Chauhan | 3352 GD(P) | AOC-in-C | Bangalore |  |
| 20 Oct 81 to 28 Feb 85 | Air Marshal Erasseri Pathayapurayil Radhakrishnan Nair | 3837 GD(N) | AOC-in-C | Bangalore |  |
| 01 Mar 85 to 30 Nov 87 | Air Marshal Vir Narain | 4007 GD(N) | AOC-in-C | Bangalore |  |
| 01 Dec 87 to 30 Sep 91 | Air Marshal Jagdish Kumar Seth | 4403 GD(P) | AOC-in-C | Bangalore |  |
| 07 Oct 91 to 31 May 93 | Air Marshal Rajendra Kumar Dhawan | 4736 GD(P) | AOC-in-C | Bangalore |  |
| 03 Sep 93 to 31 May 95 | Air Marshal Verinder Puri | 5199 GD(P) | AOC-in-C | Bangalore |  |
| 01 Jul 95 to 31 Dec 97 | Air Marshal Krishna Bihari Singh | 5865 GD(P) | AOC-in-C | Bangalore |  |
| 01 Jan 98 to 31 Mar 01 | Air Marshal Jagbir Singh Rai | 6507 GD(P) | AOC-in-C | Bangalore |  |
| 01 Apr 01 to 31 Dec 02 | Air Marshal Teshter Jall Master | 7224 GD(P) | AOC-in-C | Bangalore |  |
| 14 Feb 03 to 31 May 04 | Air Marshal Bijoy Krishna Pandey | 8990 GD(P) | AOC-in-C | Bangalore |  |
| 12 Jul 04 to 31 Jan 06 | Air Marshal Subhash Bhojwani | 9734 GD(P) | AOC-in-C | Bangalore |  |
| 01 Mar 06 to 31 Oct 06 | Air Marshal Bhushan Nilkanth Gokhale | 11630 GD(P) | AOC-in-C | Bangalore |  |
| 01 Nov 06 to 30 Apr 08 | Air Marshal Gurnam Singh Choudhary | 11870 GD(P) | AOC-in-C | Bangalore |  |
| 01 May 08 to 30 Nov 10 | Air Marshal Venkataraman Ramamurthy Iyer | 12939 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Bangalore |  |
| 01 Dec 10 to 29 Feb 12 | Air Marshal Dhiraj Kukreja | 13130 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Bangalore |  |
| 01 Mar 12 to 30 Jun 13 | Air Marshal Rajinder Singh | 13980 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Bangalore |  |
| 01 Jul 13 to 30 Jun 14 | Air Marshal Paramjit Singh Gill | 14097 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Bangalore |  |
| 01 Jul 14 to 31 Jul 15 | Air Marshal Ramesh Rai | 14669 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Bangalore |  |
| 01 Sep 15 to 31 Jul 18 | Air Marshal Sridharan Panicker Radha Krishnan Nair | 16040 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Bangalore |  |
| 01 Aug 18 to 30 Apr 19 | Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria | 16026 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Bangalore |  |
| 01 May 19 to 30 Sep 19 | Air Marshal Surendra Kumar Ghotia | 16575 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Bangalore |  |
| 14 Oct 19 to 30 Sep 20 | Air Marshal Aravindra Singh Butola | 16789 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Bangalore |  |
| 01 Oct 20 to 31 Jul 21 | Air Marshal Rajiv Dayal Mathur | 16772 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Bangalore |  |
| 25 Sep 21 to 31 Dec 22 | Air Marshal Manavendra Singh | 16983 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Bangalore |  |
| 01 Jan 23 to | Air Marshal Radhakrishnan Radhish | 17853 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Bangalore |  |
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