Senior Officers of the IAF - 2015 by Appointment

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Appointment, UnitRank & NameDates
CAS, Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Chief Marshal Arup Raha (13910 F(P))2013-12-31 to 2016-12-31
AOA, PSO: Administration, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Herikudru Babu Rajaram (14939 ADM)2013-02-01 to 2015-04-30 - Retired
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Bipin Bihari Prasad Sinha (15748 ADM)2015-05-01 to 2016-07-31
AOC-in-C, Central Air CommandAllahabadAir Marshal Kulwant Singh Gill (15220 F(P))2014-08-01 to 2015-12-31 - Retired
AOC-in-C, Eastern Air CommandShillongAir Marshal Shirish Baban Deo (15681 F(P))2015-01-01 to 2015-08-31
--------do---------ShillongAir Marshal Chandrashekharan Hari Kumar (15881 F(P))2015-09-01 to 2016-12-31
AOC-in-C, Maintenance CommandNagpurAir Marshal Jagjeet Singh (14814 AE(L))2014-12-01 to 2016-03-31
AOC-in-C, Southern Air CommandTrivandrumAir Marshal Arun Purushottam Garud (14692 F(P))2014-01-01 to 2015-05-31 - Retired
--------do---------TrivandrumAir Marshal Jasbir Singh Walia (15684 F(P))2015-06-01 to 2016-07-31
AOC-in-C, South Western Air CommandGandhinagarAir Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa (15405 F(P))2014-11-01 to 2015-05-31
--------do---------GandhinagarAir Marshal Ravinder Kumar Dhir (15678 F(P))2015-06-01 to 2018-09-30
AOC-in-C, Training CommandBangaloreAir Marshal Ramesh Rai (14669 F(P))2014-07-01 to 2015-07-31 - Retired
--------do---------BangaloreAir Marshal Sridharan Panicker Radha Krishnan Nair (16040 F(P))2015-09-01 to 2018-07-31
AOC-in-C, Western Air CommandDelhiAir Marshal Suneet Shripad Soman (14681 F(P))2013-07-01 to 2015-08-31 - Retired
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Shirish Baban Deo (15681 F(P))2015-09-01 to 2016-12-31
AOM, PSO: Maintenance, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Virender Mohan Khanna (15071 AE(M))2015-11-01 to 2016-04-30
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Sukhchain Singh (15808 AE(L))2014-12-01 to 2015-10-31 - Retired
AOP, PSO: Personnel, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Subramanyam Sukumar (14672 F(P))2014-03-01 to 2015-01-31
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Sanderraman Neelakantan (15184 F(P))2015-02-02 to 2016-07-31
CIDS, Integrated Defence StaffNew DelhiAir Marshal Pochana Prasad Reddy (15008 F(P))2014-07-01 to 2016-02-29
Cmde Cmdt, No.1 SquadronAir Marshal Sanderraman Neelakantan (15184 F(P))2014-12-15 to 2017-02-28
Cmde Cmdt, No.15 SquadronAir Marshal Shirish Baban Deo (15681 F(P))2013-05-21 to 2018-09-30
Cmde Cmdt, No.2 SquadronAir Marshal Balakrishnan Suresh (16206 F(P))2010-07-10 to 2015-08-13
--------do---------Air Marshal Amit Dev (16972 F(P))2015-08-14 to 2020-08-13
Cmde Cmdt, No.28 SquadronAir Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari (16978 F(P))2015-07-31 to 2020-07-31
Cmde Cmdt, No.3 SquadronAir Marshal Rajesh Kumar (16770 F(P))2015-08-14 to 2021-08-31
Cmde Cmdt, No.5 SquadronAir Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria (16026 F(P))2014-12-22 to 2021-09-30
Cmde Cmdt, No.51 SquadronAir Marshal Harjit Singh Arora (16557 F(P))2015-02-20 to 2021-06-30
Cmde Cmdt, No.6 SquadronAir Marshal Jasbir Singh Walia (15684 F(P))2013-08-27 to 2019-03-31
Cmde Cmdt, Flying Instructors SchoolAir Marshal Rajiv Dayal Mathur (16772 F(P))2015-07-31 to 2021-07-31
Cmde Cmdt, Institution of Aviation MedicineAir Marshal Rajan Chaudhry (34056 MED)2014-11-01 to 2016-06-30
Cmde Cmdt, Tactics and Combat Development EstablishmentAir Marshal Chandrashekharan Hari Kumar (15881 F(P))2011-07-25 to 2016-07-24
Cmdt, Air Force AcademyDundigalAir Marshal Gurinder Pal Singh (15417 F(P))2014-07-01 to 2016-11-30
Cmdt, National Defence AcademyKhadakvaslaAir Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria (16026 F(P))2014-08-01 to 2015-01-30
DCAS, PSO: Planning, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Shyam Bihari Prasad Sinha (16053 F(P))2014-05-01 to 2015-12-31
DCIDS (Doctrine, Org, Trg, Integrated Defence StaffNew DelhiAir Marshal Ajit Shankarrao Bhonsle (15327 F(N))2014-05-04 to 2016-02-28
DG (Air Ops), Air Operations, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Anil Khosla (15871 F(P))2015-01-13 to 2016-06-30
DG (Aircraft), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Marshal Virender Mohan Khanna (15071 AE(M))2013-07-01 to 2015-10-31
DG (Insp & Safety), PSO: Inspection & Safety, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Sanderraman Neelakantan (15184 F(P))2014-07-01 to 2015-01-31
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Karath Padmadass Nair (15195 F(P))2015-06-01 to 2015-11-30 - Retired
DG (Insp & Safety), PSO: Inspection & Safety, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Jasjit Singh Kler (16225 F(P))2015-02-01 to 2015-05-31
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Harjit Singh Arora (16557 F(P))2015-12-01 to 2016-06-30
DG (Works), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Marshal Mahesh Kumar Malik (15743 ADM)2015-05-01 to 2016-07-31
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Bipin Bihari Prasad Sinha (15748 ADM)2013-02-01 to 2015-04-30
DGMS (Air), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Marshal Rajan Chaudhry (34056 MED)2014-10-01 to 2016-06-30
SASO, Central Air CommandAllahabadAir Marshal Anil Khosla (15871 F(P))2014-07-01 to 2015-01-11
--------do---------AllahabadAir Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria (16026 F(P))2015-02-02 to 2015-12-31
SASO, Eastern Air CommandShillongAir Marshal Jasbir Singh Walia (15684 F(P))2013-10-01 to 2015-05-31
--------do---------ShillongAir Marshal Jasjit Singh Kler (16225 F(P))2015-06-01 to 2016-06-19
SASO, Southern Air CommandTrivandrumAir Marshal Ravinder Kumar Dhir (15678 F(P))2014-05-05 to 2015-05-31
--------do---------TrivandrumAir Marshal Raghunath Nambiar (16378 F(P))2015-06-01 to 2015-08-31
SASO, Southern Air CommandTrivandrumAir Marshal Pandurang Narayana Pradhan (16403 F(P))2015-09-01 to 2017-05-04
SASO, South Western Air CommandGandhinagarAir Marshal Chandrashekharan Hari Kumar (15881 F(P))2014-05-05 to 2015-08-31
--------do---------GandhinagarAir Marshal Sardar Harpal Singh (16071 F(P))2015-09-01 to 2017-03-17
SASO, Training CommandBangaloreAir Marshal Sridharan Panicker Radha Krishnan Nair (16040 F(P))2014-05-01 to 2015-08-31
--------do---------BangaloreAir Marshal Raghunath Nambiar (16378 F(P))2015-09-01 to 2016-06-19
SASO, Western Air CommandDelhiAir Marshal Balakrishnan Suresh (16206 F(P))2014-11-01 to 2016-07-31
SMSO, Maintenance CommandNagpurAir Marshal Prashant Purushottam Khandekar (15095 AE(L))2014-12-01 to 2016-04-02
VCAS, PSO: Operations, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Ravi Kant Sharma (14088 F(P))2014-01-01 to 2015-05-31 - Retired
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa (15405 F(P))2015-06-01 to 2016-12-31
ACAS (Accts & AV), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Ashok Kumar Sharma (16460 ACCTS)2012-12-01 to 2016-06-30
ACAS (Education), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Sumit Nath Mukerjee (16666 EDN)2013-04-15 to 2015-02-28 - Retired
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Shiv Shanker Sharma (17073 EDN)2015-04-01 to 2017-08-31
ACAS (Fin Plan), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Shaik Mahaboob Subhani (16865 ACCTS)2013-02-01 to 2016-06-30
ACAS (Logistics), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Rajan Paradayil George (15751 LGS)2014-05-01 to 2015-06-30 - Retired
ACAS (Maint Plans), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Rajiv Gandotra (16748 AE(M))2014-10-01 to 2015-04-30
ACAS (Meteorology), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Suresh Babu Kantipudi (17588 MET)2013-01-01 to 2018-03-31
ACAS (Ops, Space), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Rajiv Dayal Mathur (16772 F(P))2014-07-07 to 2016-02-15
ACAS (Ops, T&H), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Aravindra Singh Butola (16789 F(P))2014-05-05 to 2016-06-19
ACAS (Org & Cer), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Shyamal Kumar Chakrabarty (15910 ADM)2013-10-01 to 2015-07-31 - Retired
ACAS (Pers - Officers), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Nalin Kumar Tandon (16030 F(P))2012-12-17 to 2016-06-30
ACAS (Plans), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Sandeep Singh (17312 F(P))2014-07-01 to 2016-07-31
ACAS (Projects), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Balabhadra Radha Krishna (17326 F(P))2014-08-01 to 2016-07-31
ACAS (Systems), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Thayyil Narayana Ajith Kumar Pillai (16309 AE(L))2013-07-01 to 2016-05-30
ACAS (Training), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Amit Tiwari (16806 F(P))2014-11-17 to 2016-11-30
ACAS (Works), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Arunava Sengupta (15916 ADM)2012-12-18 to 2015-07-31 - Retired
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Pradeep Padmakar Bapat (17227 ADM)2015-08-01 to 2017-07-31
ACIDS (Fin Plan), Integrated Defence StaffNew DelhiAir Vice Marshal Suryakant Chintaman Chafekar (17013 F(P))2015-06-05 to 2016-06-30
ADC, Central Air CommandAllahabadAir Vice Marshal Shreesh Mohan (16966 F(P))2015-07-06 to 2018-10-31
--------do---------AllahabadAir Vice Marshal Diptendu Choudhury (17335 F(P))2014-11-17 to 2015-07-05
ADC, Southern Air CommandTrivandrumAir Vice Marshal Navkaranjit Singh Dhillon (16580 F(P))2014-03-03 to 2016-06-04
ADG (A), HQ NCCDelhiAir Vice Marshal Harinder Jeet Walia (16418 F(N))2015-01-01 to 2017-10-31
AOC, Advance HQ, Central Air CommandLucknowAir Vice Marshal Rajesh Isser (16968 F(P))2014-06-27 to 2015-12-31
AOC, Advance HQ, Eastern Air CommandCalcuttaAir Vice Marshal Kalarikal Puttur Unnikrishnan Nair (17023 F(N))2015-01-01 to 2016-05-15
AOC, Advance HQ, South Western Air CommandPuneAir Vice Marshal Arjun Subramaniam (16592 F(P))2012-06-01 to 2015-04-30
AOC, Composite Battle Response and Analysis GroupGwaliorAir Vice Marshal Diptendu Choudhury (17335 F(P))2015-07-06 to 2017-02-28
AOC, Jammu & KashmirUdhampurAir Vice Marshal Upkarjit Singh (16204 F(P))2014-07-01 to 2016-06-08
AOC, Maritime Air OperationsBombayAir Vice Marshal Anil Golani (16986 F(P))2013-10-01 to 2016-06-30
AOLM, Maintenance CommandNagpurAir Vice Marshal Jayant Babasaheb Inamdar (16453 LGS)2014-04-01 to 2015-10-31 - Retired
--------do---------NagpurAir Vice Marshal Biju Paul (17791 LGS)2015-11-01 to 2018-08-28
CI (Air), Defence Services Staff CollegeWellingtonAir Vice Marshal Tejinder Pal Singh (16781 F(P))2014-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Cmde Cmdt, No.115 Helicopter UnitAir Vice Marshal Guttikonda Amara Prasad Babu (17714 F(P))2015-08-26 to 2020-08-25
Cmde Cmdt, No.12 SquadronAir Vice Marshal Surendra Kumar Indoria (18296 F(P))2015-02-20 to 2020-02-20
Cmde Cmdt, No.130 Helicopter UnitAir Vice Marshal Bavisetti Chandrasekhar (17726 F(P))2015-04-16 to 2020-04-15
Cmde Cmdt, No.16 SquadronAir Vice Marshal Rajeev Hora (17141 F(P))2015-08-14 to 2020-08-13
Cmde Cmdt, No.18 SquadronAir Vice Marshal Thazhathupulikunnel Devasia Joseph (16964 F(P))2013-05-07 to 2021-07-31
Cmde Cmdt, No.47 SquadronAir Vice Marshal Sanjay Nimesh (17862 F(P))2015-07-31 to 2020-07-31
Cmdt, Aircraft and Systems Testing EstablishmentBangaloreAir Vice Marshal Rajeev Hora (17141 F(P))2014-07-01 to 2016-09-30
Cmdt, College of Air WarfareSecunderabadAir Vice Marshal Sreekumar Prabhakaran (17318 F(P))2014-12-01 to 2016-06-08
Cmdt, College of Defence ManagementSecunderabadAir Vice Marshal Rajeev Sachdeva (16582 F(P))2013-08-01 to 2015-09-24
Cmdt, Command Hospital, Air ForceBangaloreAir Vice Marshal Chambala Karai Ranjan (16015 MED)2015-07-01 to 2016-07-30
Cmdt, Software Development InstituteBangaloreAir Vice Marshal Surya Narayana Murti (15945 AE(L))2014-12-01 to 2016-02-29
Director (PMT ADA), Air Head QuartersBangaloreAir Vice Marshal Rajesh Kumar (16770 F(P))2012-06-25 to 2016-01-04
Dy Cmdt, Air Force AcademyDundigalAir Vice Marshal Michael Fernandez (16967 F(P))2014-11-17 to 2016-06-30
IG (Air), Border Security ForceDelhiAir Vice Marshal Jasjit Singh Kler (16225 F(P))2013-04-11 to 2015-01-31
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Vidhya Sagar Bharti (16611 F(P))2015-02-02 to 2017-10-31
President, 2 Air Force Selection BoardMysoreAir Vice Marshal Om Prakash Tiwari (16678 F(N))2015-06-01 to 2015-08-31
SAASO, Maintenance CommandNagpurAir Vice Marshal Vidhya Sagar Bharti (16611 F(P))2013-04-01 to 2015-02-01
--------do---------NagpurAir Vice Marshal Praveen Bhatt (16970 F(P))2015-03-02 to 2016-06-30
SDS (Air), National Defence CollegeDelhiAir Vice Marshal Arjun Subramaniam (16592 F(P))2015-05-05 to 2017-07-31
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Vipin Indira Panabhan Nayar (16829 F(P))2013-01-01 to 2015-05-05
SMSO, Central Air CommandAllahabadAir Vice Marshal Archan Kumar Bhattacharya (16322 AE(M))2014-12-01 to 2016-05-01
SMSO, Training CommandBangaloreAir Vice Marshal Mahender Kumar Guleria (17130 AE(M))2014-12-01 to 2016-12-31
SMSO, Western Air CommandDelhiAir Vice Marshal Rajiv Gandotra (16748 AE(M))2015-05-01 to 2017-09-30
SOA, Central Air CommandAllahabadAir Vice Marshal Anil Tiwari (17160 F(P))2014-05-05 to 2016-01-17
SOA, Eastern Air CommandShillongAir Vice Marshal Praveen Bhatt (16970 F(P))2013-01-01 to 2015-03-01
--------do---------ShillongAir Vice Marshal Manavendra Singh (16983 F(P))2015-03-02 to 2017-09-30
SOA, Southern Air CommandTrivandrumAir Vice Marshal Tripath Pal Singh Dhillon (16215 F(P))2013-05-12 to 2015-11-30 - Retired
SOA, Training CommandBangaloreAir Vice Marshal Sauri Kant Parhi (16111 ADM)2014-02-01 to 2016-09-30
SOA, Western Air CommandDelhiAir Vice Marshal Mahesh Kumar Malik (15743 ADM)2013-02-01 to 2015-04-30

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