37 Wing Date Raised : 1993-09-15 Location : Carnicobar The IAF commenced operations at Car Nicobar in 1956 with the establishment of a Staging Post essentially for refuelling of aircraft flying logistics support missions from the mainland across the Bay of Bengal. The IAF extended the runway at Car Nicobar to nearly 9, feet in 1967. The first helicopter of the IAF, a Mi-8, was inducted at Car Nicobar in 1982 and was built up to a Flight strength by April 1, 1985. The IAF inducted an Air Defence Units as well. With the increase in the level of forces deployed, the air base was upgraded to a Forward Base Support Units (FBSU) on August 23, 1986. The FBSU was subsequently replaced by No 37 Wing that was established on September 15, 1993 and location was shifted from Car Nicobar to Port Blair. It was fully functional in 2000 under the command of HQ SAC. Subsequently it as moved under the command of HQ AFC (Air Force Component) in A&N Command.
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Dates | Rank & Name | Number | Remarks | Location | Photo |
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15 Sep 93 to 23 Aug 94 | Group Captain Surinder Singh Bains | 11288 GD(P) | Stn Cdr | Carnicobar | |
05 Jun 95 to 26 Oct 97 | Group Captain Raghupati Saran Das | 13158 F(P) | Stn Cdr | Carnicobar | |
27 Oct 97 to 01 Feb 00 | Group Captain Ram Karan Makar | 13796 F(P) | Stn Cdr | Carnicobar | |
02 Feb 00 to 16 Jun 02 | Group Captain Sanjiv Mishra | 14094 F(P) | Stn Cdr | Carnicobar | |
17 Jun 02 to 09 May 04 | Group Captain Pobbarira Belliappa Devayya | 15560 F(P) | Stn Cdr | Carnicobar | |
10 May 04 to 04 Jan 05 | Group Captain Vivek Vikash Bandopadhayay | 15863 F(P) | Stn Cdr | Carnicobar | |
07 Mar 05 to 17 Jul 05 | Group Captain Ravi Dhar | 14559 F(P) | Stn Cdr | Carnicobar | |
18 Jul 05 to 24 Jun 07 | Group Captain Anup Kumar Prabhakaran | 16808 F(P) | Stn Cdr | Carnicobar | |
25 Jun 07 to 30 Apr 09 | Group Captain Rajeev Sharma | 17004 F(P) | Stn Cdr | Carnicobar | |
Unknown to | Group Captain Rohit Mahajan | 19187 F(P) | Stn Cdr | Carnicobar | |
Unknown to 01 Dec 13 | Group Captain Sunii Shankarayya Sadashivpeth | 22116 F(P) | Stn Cdr | Carnicobar |