Senior Officers of the IAF - 2003 by Appointment

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Appointment, UnitRank & NameDates
CAS, Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Chief Marshal Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy (6338 GD(P))2001-12-31 to 2004-12-31
AOA, PSO: Administration, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Ramesh Chandra Mahadik (8570 A&SD)2001-07-01 to 2003-12-31 - Retired
AOC-in-C, Central Air CommandAllahabadAir Marshal Shashindra Pal Tyagi (8130 GD(P))2002-05-01 to 2003-01-31
--------do---------AllahabadAir Marshal Brijendra Mohan Bali (8438 GD(P))2003-02-01 to 2004-03-31
AOC-in-C, Eastern Air CommandShillongAir Marshal Manek Bomanshaw Madon (7681 GD(P))2002-01-21 to 2004-10-31
AOC-in-C, Maintenance CommandNagpurAir Marshal Dinesh Chandra Nigam (7938 SIGS)2002-05-01 to 2004-04-30
AOC-in-C, Southern Air CommandTrivandrumAir Marshal Anil Kumar Trikha (8436 GD(P))2003-01-01 to 2003-12-31 - Retired
AOC-in-C, South Western Air CommandGandhinagarAir Marshal Michael McMahon (7399 GD(P))2001-08-01 to 2003-01-31
--------do---------GandhinagarAir Marshal Adi Rustomji Ghandhi (7722 GD(P))2003-11-17 to 2004-06-30
AOC-in-C, South Western Air CommandGandhinagarAir Marshal Shashindra Pal Tyagi (8130 GD(P))2003-02-01 to 2003-11-14
AOC-in-C, Training CommandBangaloreAir Marshal Bijoy Krishna Pandey (8990 GD(P))2003-02-14 to 2004-05-31
AOC-in-C, Western Air CommandDelhiAir Marshal Adi Rustomji Ghandhi (7722 GD(P))2002-04-29 to 2003-11-16
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Shashindra Pal Tyagi (8130 GD(P))2003-11-17 to 2004-12-31
AOM, PSO: Maintenance, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Vijay Adhyutrao Patkar (8632 SIGS)2001-11-01 to 2004-06-30
AOP, PSO: Personnel, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Narayan Menon (9005 GD(P))2002-02-01 to 2004-09-30
C-in-C, Strategic Forces CommandDelhiAir Marshal Tej Mohan Asthana (7672 GD(P))2003-01-10 to 2004-06-30
Cmde Cmdt, No.16 SquadronAir Marshal Allandur Sulochanan Gurunathan (10443 GD(P))1998-03-16 to 2004-03-31
Cmde Cmdt, No.17 SquadronAir Marshal Sunil Kumar Malik (9002 GD(P))1998-10-26 to 2005-07-31
Cmde Cmdt, No.18 SquadronAir Marshal Raghu Rajan (8997 GD(P))2001-03-01 to 2006-06-25
Cmde Cmdt, No.29 SquadronAir Marshal Manek Bomanshaw Madon (7681 GD(P))1998-01-01 to 2005-12-31
Cmdt, Command Hospital, Air ForceBangaloreAir Marshal Parimal Kumar Sarkar (26480 MED)2003-09-30 to 2003-11-25
DCAS, PSO: Planning, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Raghu Rajan (8997 GD(P))2002-06-05 to 2004-03-31
DCIDS (Doctrine, Org, Trg, Integrated Defence StaffNew DelhiAir Marshal Govind Chandra Singh Rajwar (8103 GD(N))2002-01-01 to 2003-12-31 - Retired
DGMS (Air), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Marshal Satish Kumar Ramlal Dham (8097 MED)2002-08-28 to 2003-06-30 - Retired
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Parimal Kumar Sarkar (26480 MED)2003-11-26 to 2004-09-30
IG (Insp & Safety), PSO: Inspection & Safety, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Ashok Kumar Goel (8151 GD(P))2002-11-01 to 2003-09-30 - Retired
SASO, Central Air CommandAllahabadAir Marshal Brijendra Mohan Bali (8438 GD(P))2002-06-03 to 2003-01-31
--------do---------AllahabadAir Marshal Ajit Bhavnani (10440 GD(P))2003-02-01 to 2004-07-03
SASO, Eastern Air CommandShillong --Same as above--2002-11-01 to 2003-01-31
--------do---------ShillongAir Marshal Sharad Yeshwant Savur (10525 GD(P))2003-02-01 to 2004-07-31
SASO, South Western Air CommandGandhinagarAir Marshal Sunil Kumar Malik (9002 GD(P))2002-02-01 to 2003-12-31
SASO, Training CommandBangaloreAir Marshal Bijoy Krishna Pandey (8990 GD(P))2001-05-30 to 2003-02-13
--------do---------BangaloreAir Marshal Satish Kumar Jain (9716 GD(P))2003-02-15 to 2004-07-11
SASO, Western Air CommandDelhiAir Marshal Subhash Bhojwani (9734 GD(P))2002-06-06 to 2004-07-11
SMSO, Maintenance CommandNagpurAir Marshal Prakashchandra Khandubhai Desai (10078 ARMT)2002-06-12 to 2004-11-30
VCAS, PSO: Operations, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Satish Govind Inamdar (7189 GD(P))2002-01-14 to 2003-01-31 - Retired
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Michael McMahon (7399 GD(P))2003-02-01 to 2004-09-30
ACAS (Accounts), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Satyaprakash Dattatraya Honmode (12148 ACCTS)2001-03-29 to 2004-05-31
ACAS (Education), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Tejinder Pal Singh Chatwal (11290 GD(P))2003-10-01 to 2004-12-31
ACAS (Fin Plan), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Kervashe Ramesh Karnik (12147 ACCTS)2002-06-14 to 2004-05-31
ACAS (Inspection), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Subhash Chandra Rastogi (8999 GD(P))2002-09-16 to 2003-03-31 - Retired
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Gurnam Singh Choudhary (11870 GD(P))2003-04-01 to 2004-10-31
ACAS (Intelligence), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Sharad Yeshwant Savur (10525 GD(P))2002-01-21 to 2003-01-31
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Pramod Kumar Mehra (11581 GD(P))2003-03-01 to 2004-10-10
ACAS (Logistics), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Mukut Prasad Sanyal (10017 EQPT)2000-08-01 to 2003-11-30 - Retired
ACAS (Meteorology), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Kiran Chandra Indravadan Trivedi (11788 MET)2001-10-19 to 2003-04-30 - Retired
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Barin Kumar Banerjee (11989 MET)2003-05-01 to 2003-11-30 - Retired
ACAS (Ops), Air Operations, Air HQDelhiAir Vice Marshal Bhushan Nilkanth Gokhale (11630 GD(P))2002-02-01 to 2004-10-09
ACAS (Ops, C &D), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Satish Kumar Jain (9716 GD(P))2002-01-11 to 2003-01-31
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Suresh Chandra Malhan (11579 GD(P))2003-10-10 to 2004-12-22
ACAS (Ops, C &D), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Packiam Paul Rajkumar (12018 GD(P))2003-02-01 to 2003-10-08
ACAS (Pers - Airmen), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Fali Homi Major (11442 GD(P))2002-02-04 to 2003-12-31
ACAS (Pers - Officers), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Avinash Deodata Joshi (10886 GD(P))2002-11-01 to 2003-12-31
ACAS (Plans), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Arvind Kumar Nagalia (11633 GD(P))2002-09-16 to 2004-09-30
ACAS (Sigs Air), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Vijai Kant Tewari (10319 SIGS)2002-12-17 to 2003-10-31 - Retired
ACAS (Systems), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Sarjeewan Kumar Jindal (10396 SIGS)2003-01-06 to 2003-09-30 - Retired
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Walter Raymond (11800 AE(L))2003-11-01 to 2005-03-31
ACAS (Systems), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Anurag Bhawanishankar Pandit (12103 AE(L))2002-09-02 to 2003-01-05
ACAS (Training), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Avdesh Kumar Singh (11005 GD(P))2001-09-03 to 2004-01-11
ACAS (Works), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Arunachalam Saibaba (9996 A&SD)1999-09-01 to 2003-03-31 - Retired
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Arvind Jeet Singh Walia (12155 A&SD)2003-04-01 to 2005-04-30
ACIDS (Jt Ops), Integrated Defence StaffNew DelhiAir Vice Marshal Jaspal Singh Gujral (11300 GD(P))2001-12-26 to 2004-03-31
ADG, Armed Forces Medical SciencesDelhiAir Vice Marshal Padmavathy Bandhopadhyay (11528 MED)2002-11-25 to 2004-09-30
ADG (A), HQ NCCDelhiAir Vice Marshal Tejinder Pal Singh Chatwal (11290 GD(P))2001-10-01 to 2003-09-30
AOC, 2 Air Defence Control CentreGandhinagarAir Vice Marshal Pramod Kumar Mehra (11581 GD(P))2002-03-21 to 2003-01-31
AOC, Advance HQ, Western Air CommandChandimandirAir Vice Marshal Satish Kumar Sofat (12207 GD(P))2003-10-01 to 2004-09-30
AOC, Jammu & KashmirUdhampurAir Vice Marshal Ravindra Dattatreya Limaye (10464 GD(P))2003-01-14 to 2004-05-31
AOC, Maritime Air OperationsBombayAir Vice Marshal Padamjit Singh Ahluwalia (11631 GD(P))2002-06-10 to 2004-02-13
AOLM, Maintenance CommandNagpurAir Vice Marshal Gordon Peter Douglas D'Souza (10984 GD(P))2001-11-01 to 2004-10-30
CI (Air), Defence Services Staff CollegeWellingtonAir Vice Marshal Allandur Sulochanan Gurunathan (10443 GD(P))2001-03-01 to 2004-03-31
Cmde Cmdt, No.22 SquadronAir Vice Marshal Ravindra Dattatreya Limaye (10464 GD(P))2002-12-01 to 2004-05-31
Cmde Cmdt, No.27 SquadronAir Vice Marshal Satish Kumar Sofat (12207 GD(P))2001-09-14 to 2009-02-22
Cmdt, Air Force AcademyDundigalAir Vice Marshal Vinod Kumar Verma (11638 GD(P))2002-07-01 to 2004-01-11
Cmdt, College of Air WarfareSecunderabadAir Vice Marshal Donovan Eric Jonas (10131 GD(P))2001-04-01 to 2004-04-30
Cmdt, College of Defence ManagementSecunderabadAir Vice Marshal Har Prakash Singh Sidhu (11051 GD(P))2001-08-06 to 2003-08-31
Cmdt, Command Hospital, Air ForceBangaloreAir Vice Marshal Parimal Kumar Sarkar (26480 MED)2002-01-01 to 2003-09-29
Dy Cmdt & CI, National Defence AcademyKhadakvaslaAir Vice Marshal Packiam Paul Rajkumar (12018 GD(P))2002-10-10 to 2004-12-31
SAASO, Maintenance CommandNagpurAir Vice Marshal Harish Masand (11272 GD(P))2001-12-26 to 2004-01-31
SASO, Southern Air CommandTrivandrumAir Vice Marshal Charanjit Singh Gill (11645 GD(P))2003-01-01 to 2004-11-21
SDS (Air), National Defence CollegeDelhiAir Vice Marshal Harpal Singh Ahluwalia (9821 GD(P))2002-06-10 to 2003-07-31 - Retired
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Arun Kumar Tiwary (12194 GD(P))2002-08-01 to 2004-11-30
SMSO, Central Air CommandAllahabadAir Vice Marshal Vijai Kant Tewari (10319 SIGS)2001-03-01 to 2003-01-05
--------do---------AllahabadAir Vice Marshal Balatikalandra Uthaiah Chengappa (12112 AE(L))2003-01-06 to 2005-02-06
SMSO, Training CommandBangaloreAir Vice Marshal Kirti Shekhar Chaturvedi (12100 AE(L))2002-06-12 to 2004-10-28
SOA, Central Air CommandAllahabadAir Vice Marshal Hariharpur Venkatasubbiah Hariharan (11244 A&SD)2001-12-03 to 2003-09-30 - Retired
SOA, Eastern Air CommandShillongAir Vice Marshal Harendrajit Singh Garkal (11780 A&SD)2002-12-02 to 2004-03-20
SOA, Training CommandBangaloreAir Vice Marshal Babu Ajit Kumar Shetty (10110 GD(P))2002-09-16 to 2003-10-31 - Retired
--------do---------BangaloreAir Vice Marshal Sadhashivan Radhakrishnan (12408 GD(P))2003-11-03 to 2006-03-03

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