Senior Officers of the IAF - 2006 by Appointment

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Appointment, UnitRank & NameDates
CAS, Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Chief Marshal Shashindra Pal Tyagi (8130 GD(P))2004-12-31 to 2007-03-31
AOA, PSO: Administration, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Harendrajit Singh Garkal (11780 A&SD)2004-03-22 to 2006-07-31 - Retired
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Jyoti Narayan Burma (13219 ADM)2006-08-01 to 2012-11-30
AOC-in-C, Central Air CommandAllahabadAir Marshal Jaspal Singh Gujral (11300 GD(P))2005-05-01 to 2006-10-31 - Retired
--------do---------AllahabadAir Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik (12005 GD(P))2006-11-01 to 2007-12-31
AOC-in-C, Eastern Air CommandShillongAir Marshal Fali Homi Major (11442 GD(P))2005-09-05 to 2007-03-30
AOC-in-C, Maintenance CommandNagpurAir Marshal Kirti Shekhar Chaturvedi (12100 AE(L))2005-05-16 to 2007-03-31
AOC-in-C, Southern Air CommandTrivandrumAir Marshal Sharad Yeshwant Savur (10525 GD(P))2004-08-01 to 2006-08-31 - Retired
--------do---------TrivandrumAir Marshal Padamjit Singh Ahluwalia (11631 GD(P))2006-09-01 to 2007-01-31
AOC-in-C, South Western Air CommandGandhinagarAir Marshal Satish Kumar Jain (9716 GD(P))2004-07-12 to 2006-02-28 - Retired
--------do---------GandhinagarAir Marshal Pramod Kumar Mehra (11581 GD(P))2006-03-01 to 2007-04-30
AOC-in-C, Training CommandBangaloreAir Marshal Subhash Bhojwani (9734 GD(P))2004-07-12 to 2006-01-31 - Retired
--------do---------BangaloreAir Marshal Bhushan Nilkanth Gokhale (11630 GD(P))2006-03-01 to 2006-10-31
AOC-in-C, Training CommandBangaloreAir Marshal Gurnam Singh Choudhary (11870 GD(P))2006-11-01 to 2008-04-30
AOC-in-C, Western Air CommandDelhiAir Marshal Avdesh Kumar Singh (11005 GD(P))2005-01-01 to 2007-01-31
AOP, PSO: Personnel, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Yashwant Rao Rane (12210 GD(P))2005-09-01 to 2007-01-31
C-in-C, Andaman and Nicobar CommandPort BlairAir Marshal Packiam Paul Rajkumar (12018 GD(P))2006-12-02 to 2007-12-31
C-in-C, Strategic Forces CommandDelhiAir Marshal Avinash Deodata Joshi (10886 GD(P))2005-08-22 to 2006-12-31 - Retired
Cmde Cmdt, No.16 SquadronAir Marshal Gurnam Singh Choudhary (11870 GD(P))2005-11-29 to 2010-01-05
Cmde Cmdt, No.18 SquadronAir Marshal Raghu Rajan (8997 GD(P))2001-03-01 to 2006-06-25
Cmde Cmdt, No.29 SquadronAir Marshal Pranab Kumar Barbora (12375 GD(P))2006-09-01 to 2010-12-31
Cmde Cmdt, Tactics and Combat Development EstablishmentAir Marshal Sumit Mukerji (12925 F(P))2005-08-27 to 2011-06-30
Cmdt, National Defence AcademyKhadakvaslaAir Marshal Tejbir Singh Randhawa (12947 F(P))2006-12-01 to 2008-12-31
Cmdt, National Defence CollegeDelhiAir Marshal Packiam Paul Rajkumar (12018 GD(P))2005-01-01 to 2006-11-30
DCAS, PSO: Planning, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Arvind Kumar Nagalia (11633 GD(P))2005-08-24 to 2007-02-28
DCIDS (Ops), Integrated Defence StaffNew DelhiAir Marshal Ajit Vishwanath Vaidya (11848 GD(P))2005-09-05 to 2006-03-31
DCIDS (Policy, Plans, For, Integrated Defence StaffNew Delhi --Same as above--2006-04-01 to 2008-02-29
DG (Insp & Safety), PSO: Inspection & Safety, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Padamjit Singh Ahluwalia (11631 GD(P))2004-10-29 to 2006-08-31
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Vinod Kumar Verma (11638 GD(P))2006-09-01 to 2008-09-30
DGHS, Armed Forces Medical SciencesDelhiAir Marshal Jai Krishan Gupta (12308 MED)2006-06-01 to 2007-03-31
DGMS (Air), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Marshal Harinder Kumar Maini (28383 MED)2005-12-01 to 2007-03-31
SASO, Central Air CommandAllahabadAir Marshal Pramod Kumar Mehra (11581 GD(P))2004-10-11 to 2006-02-23
--------do---------AllahabadAir Marshal Kanwar Dalinderjit Singh (12403 GD(P))2006-03-01 to 2007-04-30
SASO, Eastern Air CommandShillongAir Marshal Pranab Kumar Barbora (12375 GD(P))2005-09-01 to 2007-03-31
SASO, South Western Air CommandGandhinagarAir Marshal Gurnam Singh Choudhary (11870 GD(P))2004-11-01 to 2006-10-31
--------do---------GandhinagarAir Marshal Suresh Chandra Mukul (12930 F(P))2006-11-01 to 2008-03-31
SASO, Training CommandBangaloreAir Marshal Bhushan Nilkanth Gokhale (11630 GD(P))2004-10-10 to 2006-01-31
--------do---------BangaloreAir Marshal Sadhashivan Radhakrishnan (12408 GD(P))2006-03-04 to 2007-12-31
SASO, Western Air CommandDelhiAir Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik (12005 GD(P))2005-05-13 to 2006-10-31
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Shiv Kumar Bhan (12510 GD(P))2006-11-01 to 2007-12-31
SMSO, Maintenance CommandNagpurAir Marshal Jayant Satchidanand Apte (11900 AE(L))2005-06-13 to 2007-04-02
VCAS, PSO: Operations, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Ajit Bhavnani (10440 GD(P))2005-08-22 to 2006-10-31 - Retired
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Bhushan Nilkanth Gokhale (11630 GD(P))2006-11-01 to 2007-12-31
ACAS (Accounts), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Gautam Sengupta (12743 ACCTS)2004-06-01 to 2006-03-31 - Retired
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Ratan Bir Singh Kalra (13690 ACCTS)2006-04-01 to 2007-09-30
ACAS (Education), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Paramjit Singh Bhangu (12932 F(P))2005-12-01 to 2006-02-28
ACAS (Fin Plan), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Narayanan Vijayakumar (12725 ACCTS)2004-06-01 to 2007-09-30
ACAS (Inspection), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Vivek Kumar Chopra (12752 GD(P))2005-09-12 to 2008-01-31
ACAS (Intelligence), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Norman Anil Kumar Browne (13129 F(P))2004-10-25 to 2007-04-01
ACAS (Logistics), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Sundaram Sriram (13408 LGS)2006-09-01 to 2008-03-02
ACAS (Meteorology), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Ajit Prasad Tyagi (13010 MET)2004-10-11 to 2008-01-31
ACAS (Ops), Air Operations, Air HQDelhiAir Vice Marshal Suresh Chandra Mukul (12930 F(P))2004-12-01 to 2006-10-31
ACAS (Ops, C &D), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Sumit Mukerji (12925 F(P))2005-03-03 to 2006-05-31
ACAS (Ops, Space), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Dinesh Chandra Kumaria (13366 F(P))2006-06-01 to 2009-03-11
ACAS (Pers - Officers), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Kanwar Dalinderjit Singh (12403 GD(P))2004-01-12 to 2006-02-28
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Paramjit Singh Bhangu (12932 F(P))2006-03-01 to 2007-06-03
ACAS (Plans), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Nirdosh Vatsyayan Tyagi (12765 GD(P))2006-06-05 to 2008-03-31
ACAS (Systems), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Keshava Murthy Rama Sundara (12833 AE(L))2005-06-08 to 2007-04-29
ACAS (Training), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Murali Sundaram (12369 GD(P))2004-01-12 to 2006-01-31 - Retired
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Vikas Krishna Rao Yajurvedi (13248 F(P))2006-02-01 to 2007-10-14
ACAS (Works), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Vijay Kumar Dayalu (13096 ADM)2006-08-07 to 2008-08-31
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Jyoti Narayan Burma (13219 ADM)2005-05-24 to 2006-07-31
AOC, Jammu & KashmirUdhampurAir Vice Marshal Anil Chopra (13368 F(P))2006-09-01 to 2008-01-31
AOC, Maritime Air OperationsBombayAir Vice Marshal Saravjit Singh Hothi (12215 GD(P))2004-04-01 to 2006-12-17
--------do---------BombayAir Vice Marshal Ajay Shrivniwas Karnik (13140 F(P))2006-12-18 to 2008-04-30
AOLM, Maintenance CommandNagpurAir Vice Marshal Jalbir Singh Boparai (13108 LGS)2006-01-02 to 2008-03-02
CI (Air), Defence Services Staff CollegeWellingtonAir Vice Marshal Gurcharan Singh Bhogal (12504 GD(P))2004-04-01 to 2006-06-30
--------do---------WellingtonAir Vice Marshal Virender Nath Kalia (13568 F(P))2006-07-01 to 2008-06-30
Cmde Cmdt, No.17 SquadronAir Vice Marshal Satish Kumar Gahlaut (12764 GD(P))2006-04-10 to 2007-09-30
Cmde Cmdt, No.18 SquadronAir Vice Marshal Pradeep Singh (14086 F(P))2006-06-26 to 2011-07-27
Cmde Cmdt, No.21 SquadronAir Vice Marshal Nirdosh Vatsyayan Tyagi (12765 GD(P))2005-08-31 to 2011-03-24
Cmde Cmdt, No.23 SquadronAir Vice Marshal Vivek Kumar Chopra (12752 GD(P))2005-09-09 to 2008-11-18
Cmde Cmdt, No.27 SquadronAir Vice Marshal Satish Kumar Sofat (12207 GD(P))2001-09-14 to 2009-02-22
Cmde Cmdt, No.44 SquadronAir Vice Marshal Pravesh Kumar (12411 GD(P))2005-08-10 to 2009-06-01
Cmde Cmdt, No.47 SquadronAir Vice Marshal Arun Kumar Tiwary (12194 GD(P))2005-11-08 to 2009-02-05
Cmdt, Air Force AcademyDundigalAir Vice Marshal Dhiraj Kukreja (13130 F(P))2005-09-01 to 2008-02-29
Cmdt, College of Air WarfareSecunderabadAir Vice Marshal Venkataraman Ramamurthy Iyer (12939 F(P))2004-11-01 to 2007-01-31
Cmdt, Command Hospital, Air ForceBangaloreAir Vice Marshal Trichinapoly Subramanyam Raghu Raman (12664 MED)2006-01-01 to 2008-04-08
Cmdt, Military Institute of TechnologyPuneAir Vice Marshal Rajiv Sharma (13299 AE(L))2006-10-03 to 2008-03-31
SAASO, Maintenance CommandNagpurAir Vice Marshal Anup Kumar Shyam (12065 GD(P))2004-02-01 to 2007-02-28
SASO, Southern Air CommandTrivandrumAir Vice Marshal Vijay Shanker Kapani (12766 GD(P))2006-12-18 to 2007-10-14
--------do---------TrivandrumAir Vice Marshal Ajay Shrivniwas Karnik (13140 F(P))2004-12-01 to 2006-12-17
SDS (Air), National Defence CollegeDelhiAir Vice Marshal Gurdip Singh Kochar (13149 F(P))2004-12-01 to 2007-04-01
SMSO, Central Air CommandAllahabadAir Vice Marshal Gajinder Pal Singh Dua (13306 AE(L))2005-10-03 to 2007-05-13
SMSO, Training CommandBangaloreAir Vice Marshal Ambrish Kumar (11547 AE(L))2004-11-22 to 2006-07-31 - Retired
--------do---------BangaloreAir Vice Marshal Navin Verma (13282 AE(L))2006-08-01 to 2008-11-30
SMSO, Western Air CommandDelhiAir Vice Marshal Anil Kumar Khosla (13534 AE(L))2006-08-01 to 2008-10-31
SOA, Central Air CommandAllahabadAir Vice Marshal Naresh Verma (13235 ADM)2004-04-05 to 2007-04-18
SOA, Eastern Air CommandShillongAir Vice Marshal Jagjit Singh Gandyok (13216 ADM)2005-05-24 to 2008-08-22
SOA, Training CommandBangaloreAir Vice Marshal Sadhashivan Radhakrishnan (12408 GD(P))2003-11-03 to 2006-03-03
--------do---------BangaloreAir Vice Marshal Bidanda Chengapa Nanjappa (13246 F(P))2006-03-04 to 2007-04-30
SOA, Western Air CommandDelhiAir Vice Marshal Satish Kumar Sofat (12207 GD(P))2004-10-01 to 2007-04-30

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