Senior Officers of the IAF - 2010 by Appointment

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Appointment, UnitRank & NameDates
CAS, Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Chief Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik (12005 GD(P))2009-05-31 to 2011-07-31
AOA, PSO: Administration, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Jyoti Narayan Burma (13219 ADM)2006-08-01 to 2012-11-30
AOC-in-C, Central Air CommandAllahabadAir Marshal Gurdip Singh Kochar (13149 F(P))2009-07-01 to 2011-10-31
AOC-in-C, Eastern Air CommandShillongAir Marshal Krishan Kumar Nohwar (13132 F(P))2010-01-01 to 2011-07-31
AOC-in-C, Maintenance CommandNagpurAir Marshal Pramod Vasant Athawale (13472 AE(L))2009-04-01 to 2011-08-31
AOC-in-C, Southern Air CommandTrivandrumAir Marshal Sumit Mukerji (12925 F(P))2009-09-01 to 2011-06-30
AOC-in-C, South Western Air CommandGandhinagarAir Marshal Paramjit Singh Bhangu (12932 F(P))2009-10-01 to 2010-12-31 - Retired
AOC-in-C, Training CommandBangaloreAir Marshal Venkataraman Ramamurthy Iyer (12939 F(P))2008-05-01 to 2010-11-30 - Retired
--------do---------BangaloreAir Marshal Dhiraj Kukreja (13130 F(P))2010-12-01 to 2012-02-29
AOC-in-C, Western Air CommandDelhiAir Marshal Norman Anil Kumar Browne (13129 F(P))2009-06-01 to 2010-12-31
AOM, PSO: Maintenance, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Keshava Murthy Rama Sundara (12833 AE(L))2007-12-04 to 2010-01-31 - Retired
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Joseph Neri (13711 AE(L))2010-02-01 to 2011-09-30
AOP, PSO: Personnel, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Kughikombil Joseph Mathews (13393 F(P))2009-09-01 to 2010-12-31
CIDS, Integrated Defence StaffNew DelhiAir Marshal Suresh Chandra Mukul (12930 F(P))2008-10-01 to 2010-12-31 - Retired
Cmde Cmdt, No.16 SquadronAir Marshal Gurnam Singh Choudhary (11870 GD(P))2005-11-29 to 2010-01-05
Cmde Cmdt, No.29 SquadronAir Marshal Pranab Kumar Barbora (12375 GD(P))2006-09-01 to 2010-12-31 - Retired
Cmde Cmdt, Tactics and Combat Development EstablishmentAir Marshal Sumit Mukerji (12925 F(P))2005-08-27 to 2011-06-30
DCAS, PSO: Planning, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Nirdosh Vatsyayan Tyagi (12765 GD(P))2009-06-01 to 2011-01-31
DCIDS (Doctrine, Org, Trg, Integrated Defence StaffNew DelhiAir Marshal Dhiraj Kukreja (13130 F(P))2008-03-01 to 2010-11-01
DCIDS (Medical), Integrated Defence StaffNew DelhiAir Marshal Gurdarshan Singh Joneja (13958 MED)2010-09-20 to 2011-04-30
DCIDS (Ops), Integrated Defence StaffNew DelhiAir Marshal Lalit Kumar Malhotra (13373 F(P))2010-11-01 to 2012-04-30
DG (Air Ops), Air Operations, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Anjan Kumar Gogoi (13382 F(P))2009-06-01 to 2010-12-31
DG (Aircraft), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Marshal Joseph Neri (13711 AE(L))2009-04-29 to 2010-01-31
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Raj Kumar Vashist (13832 AE(M))2010-02-01 to 2011-09-30
DG (Insp & Safety), PSO: Inspection & Safety, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Tejbir Singh Randhawa (12947 F(P))2009-01-02 to 2010-03-31 - Retired
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Ajay Shrivniwas Karnik (13140 F(P))2010-04-01 to 2011-11-30
DG (Works), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Marshal Naresh Verma (13235 ADM)2009-03-02 to 2012-11-30
DGMS (Air), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Marshal Puthiyaveettil Madhusoodanan (29428 MED)2008-06-01 to 2010-05-31 - Retired
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Dipankar Ganguly (31077 MED)2010-06-01 to 2011-07-31
SASO, Central Air CommandAllahabadAir Marshal Simhakutty Varthaman (13606 F(P))2009-07-01 to 2011-07-31
SASO, Eastern Air CommandShillongAir Marshal Lalit Kumar Malhotra (13373 F(P))2009-10-01 to 2010-11-30
--------do---------ShillongAir Marshal Satish Pal Singh (13770 F(P))2010-12-01 to 2011-07-31
SASO, Southern Air CommandTrivandrumAir Marshal Anil Chopra (13368 F(P))2010-06-14 to 2010-12-31
SASO, South Western Air CommandGandhinagarAir Marshal Dinesh Chandra Kumaria (13366 F(P))2009-06-01 to 2010-12-31
SASO, Training CommandBangaloreAir Marshal Satish Pal Singh (13770 F(P))2010-01-27 to 2010-11-30
--------do---------BangaloreAir Marshal Rajinder Singh (13980 F(P))2010-12-01 to 2012-02-29
SASO, Western Air CommandDelhiAir Marshal Ajay Shrivniwas Karnik (13140 F(P))2009-10-01 to 2010-03-31
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Arup Raha (13910 F(P))2010-04-01 to 2011-11-01
SMSO, Maintenance CommandNagpurAir Marshal Sundaram Sriram (13408 LGS)2009-04-01 to 2013-02-28
VCAS, PSO: Operations, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Pranab Kumar Barbora (12375 GD(P))2009-06-01 to 2010-12-31 - Retired
ACAS (Accounts), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Satish Kumar Gagneja (14544 ACCTS)2009-03-01 to 2011-02-28
ACAS (Air Defence), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Daljit Singh (14553 F(P))2009-04-01 to 2010-12-31
ACAS (Education), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Satyendra Kumar (16283 EDN)2009-01-30 to 2013-03-31
ACAS (Fin Plan), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Ratan Bir Singh Kalra (13690 ACCTS)2007-10-01 to 2010-03-31 - Retired
ACAS (Inspection), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Anil Chopra (13368 F(P))2008-02-01 to 2010-06-13
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Divakar Paul Upot (15544 F(P))2010-06-15 to 2011-05-01
ACAS (Intelligence), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Virender Nath Kalia (13568 F(P))2008-04-01 to 2010-11-30 - Retired
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa (15405 F(P))2010-12-01 to 2012-12-31
ACAS (Logistics), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Deepak Balachandra Ajgaonkar (13413 LGS)2010-02-01 to 2010-11-30 - Retired
ACAS (Meteorology), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Gurparshad Sharma (14427 MET)2008-02-01 to 2011-06-30
ACAS (Ops, Offensive), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Devinder Singh (14284 F(P))2007-04-01 to 2010-07-31
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Chandrashekharan Hari Kumar (15881 F(P))2010-12-31 to 2013-12-31
ACAS (Ops, Space), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Muthumanikam Matheswaran (14104 F(P))2009-05-25 to 2011-07-31
ACAS (Ops, T&H), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Manmohan Bahadur (14665 F(P))2009-03-02 to 2011-05-31
ACAS (Org & Cer), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Amit Chakraborty (14716 ADM)2009-03-23 to 2012-06-30
ACAS (Pers - Officers), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Keshav Gopal Bewoor (13570 F(P))2009-03-23 to 2010-08-08
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Subramanyam Sukumar (14672 F(P))2010-08-09 to 2012-08-30
ACAS (Plans), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Ravi Kant Sharma (14088 F(P))2009-07-01 to 2011-01-31
ACAS (Systems), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Vinod Kumar Narang (14326 AE(L))2009-07-01 to 2010-04-23
--------do---------Delhi --Same as above--2010-04-24 to 2011-08-31
ACAS (Tech Int), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Devinder Singh (14284 F(P))2010-08-01 to 2011-02-28
ACAS (Training), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Satya Prakash Rajguru (13765 F(P))2007-10-15 to 2010-05-31
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Perumpillabil Narayanan Radha Govind (15019 F(P))2010-06-01 to 2011-04-03
ACAS (Weapons), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Arun Kumar Singh (14616 AE(L))2009-08-17 to 2011-08-31
ACAS (Works), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Azeez Javeed (14386 ADM)2009-09-01 to 2011-06-30
ACIDS (Jt Ops), Integrated Defence StaffNew DelhiAir Vice Marshal Priya Ranjan Sharma (13927 F(P))2008-01-01 to 2011-03-31
ADG (A), HQ NCCDelhiAir Vice Marshal Gurinder Pal Singh (15417 F(P))2010-01-01 to 2012-02-21
AOC, 2 Air Defence Control CentreGandhinagarAir Vice Marshal Pradeep Singh (14086 F(P))2008-04-01 to 2010-07-05
AOC, Jammu & KashmirUdhampurAir Vice Marshal Jasvinder Chauhan (14079 F(P))2008-04-21 to 2010-12-31
AOC, Maritime Air OperationsBombayAir Vice Marshal Ravinath Gururaj Burli (14667 F(P))2009-05-25 to 2010-11-01
--------do---------BombayAir Vice Marshal Anil Khosla (15871 F(P))2010-12-01 to 2013-09-30
AOES, Maintenance CommandNagpurAir Vice Marshal Udai Sivram Soman (15015 F(P))2009-08-06 to 2010-04-04
--------do---------NagpurAir Vice Marshal Dattatray Keshao Pande (15081 AE(L))2010-04-05 to 2013-02-28
CFTO, Training CommandBangaloreAir Vice Marshal Paramjit Singh Mann (15570 F(P))2010-06-14 to 2011-04-30
CI (Air), Defence Services Staff CollegeWellingtonAir Vice Marshal Rakesh Kumar Jolly (14083 F(P))2008-07-01 to 2010-06-30
--------do---------WellingtonAir Vice Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa (15405 F(P))2010-06-14 to 2010-12-31
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
Cmdt, Air Force AcademyDundigalAir Vice Marshal Amit Aneja (14668 F(P))2009-09-01 to 2011-03-31
Cmdt, College of Air WarfareSecunderabadAir Vice Marshal Paramjit Singh Gill (14097 F(P))2009-03-23 to 2010-12-31
Cmdt, Software Development InstituteBangaloreAir Vice Marshal Naginder Mohan Vaishnavi (14822 AE(L))2010-10-18 to 2011-12-31
DG , Air Force Naval Housing BoardDelhiAir Vice Marshal Prakul Kumar (14093 F(P))2008-05-01 to 2010-02-14
DG (Systems), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Jagdish Chandra (14613 AE(L))2010-04-26 to 2011-01-25
Director LCA (Induction), National Flight Test Center, ADABangaloreAir Vice Marshal Shankar Mani (13596 F(P))2009-03-01 to 2010-11-30 - Retired
Dy Cmdt & CI, National Defence AcademyKhadakvaslaAir Vice Marshal Ajit Shankarrao Bhonsle (15327 F(N))2010-01-01 to 2012-01-31
IG (Air), Border Security ForceDelhiAir Vice Marshal Arun Purushottam Garud (14692 F(P))2010-05-28 to 2011-11-30
SAASO, Maintenance CommandNagpurAir Vice Marshal Ramesh Rai (14669 F(P))2009-06-01 to 2010-11-30
--------do---------NagpurAir Vice Marshal Jasjit Singh Kler (16225 F(P))2010-12-01 to 2013-03-24
SASO, Southern Air CommandTrivandrumAir Vice Marshal Rajinder Singh (13980 F(P))2007-10-17 to 2010-02-05
--------do---------TrivandrumAir Vice Marshal Karath Padmadass Nair (15195 F(P))2010-02-19 to 2010-06-13
SDS (Air), National Defence CollegeDelhiAir Vice Marshal Sapan Kumar Karmaker (13379 F(P))2009-03-23 to 2011-07-31
SMSO, Central Air CommandAllahabadAir Vice Marshal Ashok Singhal (14615 AE(L))2009-04-01 to 2011-04-17
SMSO, Eastern Air CommandShillongAir Vice Marshal Virender Mohan Khanna (15071 AE(M))2009-08-17 to 2011-03-31
SMSO, South Western Air CommandGandhinagarAir Vice Marshal Sukhchain Singh (15808 AE(L))2010-04-01 to 2011-04-17
SMSO, Training CommandBangaloreAir Vice Marshal Devinder Singh Khajuria (15073 AE(M))2009-12-01 to 2011-09-30
SOA, Central Air CommandAllahabadAir Vice Marshal Dinesh Mukundan (13508 ADM)2008-09-01 to 2010-01-14
--------do---------AllahabadAir Vice Marshal Prakul Kumar (14093 F(P))2010-02-15 to 2011-09-30
SOA, Eastern Air CommandShillongAir Vice Marshal Arun Purushottam Garud (14692 F(P))2009-10-01 to 2010-05-16
--------do---------ShillongAir Vice Marshal Kulwant Singh Gill (15220 F(P))2010-05-17 to 2012-12-31
SOA, Southern Air CommandTrivandrumAir Vice Marshal Karath Padmadass Nair (15195 F(P))2010-04-05 to 2012-02-20
SOA, Training CommandBangaloreAir Vice Marshal Dinesh Mukundan (13508 ADM)2010-01-27 to 2011-06-30
--------do---------BangaloreAir Vice Marshal Satish Pal Singh (13770 F(P))2009-03-23 to 2010-01-26

Note: All the data available here is publicly available in the Gazette of India, published by the Indian Government, or from public domain sources, press releases about Awards and Right-To-Information (RTI) Requests. Additionally data shared by veterans is added to the page with permission. No data with respect to serving officers below the rank of AVM is displayed. Information in Gazette of India and Award citations and photographs as released by the Indian Air Force are the only details displayed.