Senior Officers of the IAF - 2017 by Appointment

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Appointment, UnitRank & NameDates
CAS, Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa (15405 F(P))2016-12-31 to 2019-09-30
AOA, PSO: Administration, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Mahesh Kumar Malik (15743 ADM)2016-08-01 to 2017-07-31 - Retired
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Hemant Narayan Bhagwat (16423 ADM)2017-08-01 to 2018-10-31
AOC-in-C, Central Air CommandAllahabadAir Marshal Shyam Bihari Prasad Sinha (16053 F(P))2016-01-01 to 2018-12-31
AOC-in-C, Eastern Air CommandShillongAir Marshal Anil Khosla (15871 F(P))2017-01-01 to 2018-09-30
AOC-in-C, Maintenance CommandNagpurAir Marshal Hemant Sharma (15941 AE(L))2017-06-01 to 2019-01-31
--------do---------NagpurAir Marshal Pankaj Aneja (15975 AE(M))2016-04-01 to 2017-05-31 - Retired
AOC-in-C, Southern Air CommandTrivandrumAir Marshal Sanderraman Neelakantan (15184 F(P))2016-08-01 to 2017-02-28 - Retired
--------do---------TrivandrumAir Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria (16026 F(P))2017-03-01 to 2018-07-31
AOC-in-C, South Western Air CommandGandhinagarAir Marshal Ravinder Kumar Dhir (15678 F(P))2015-06-01 to 2018-09-30
AOC-in-C, Training CommandBangaloreAir Marshal Sridharan Panicker Radha Krishnan Nair (16040 F(P))2015-09-01 to 2018-07-31
AOC-in-C, Western Air CommandDelhiAir Marshal Chandrashekharan Hari Kumar (15881 F(P))2017-01-01 to 2019-02-28
AOM, PSO: Maintenance, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Sanjay Sharma (15839 AE(L))2017-01-01 to 2018-02-28
AOP, PSO: Personnel, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Balakrishnan Suresh (16206 F(P))2016-08-01 to 2018-07-31
C-in-C, Strategic Forces CommandDelhiAir Marshal Jasbir Singh Walia (15684 F(P))2016-08-01 to 2019-03-31
Cmde Cmdt, No.1 SquadronAir Marshal Sanderraman Neelakantan (15184 F(P))2014-12-15 to 2017-02-28 - Retired
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 Amit Dev (16972 F(P))2015-08-14 to 2020-08-13
Cmde Cmdt, No.23 SquadronAir Marshal Kuldeep Sharma (16541 AE(M))2016-07-25 to 2019-01-31
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 Pawan Kapoor (35311 MED)2016-07-01 to 2017-12-31 - Retired
Cmde Cmdt, Tactics and Combat Development EstablishmentAir Marshal Diptendu Choudhury (17335 F(P))2016-07-25 to 2021-11-30
Cmdt, Air Force AcademyDundigalAir Marshal Amit Tiwari (16806 F(P))2016-12-01 to 2018-09-03
Cmdt, Armed Forces Medical CollegePuneAir Marshal Chambala Karai Ranjan (16015 MED)2016-10-01 to 2018-09-30
Cmdt, National Defence AcademyKhadakvaslaAir Marshal Jasjit Singh Kler (16225 F(P))2016-06-20 to 2018-03-31
DCAS, PSO: Planning, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria (16026 F(P))2016-01-01 to 2017-02-28
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Raghunath Nambiar (16378 F(P))2017-03-01 to 2018-09-30
DCIDS (Ops), Integrated Defence StaffNew DelhiAir Marshal Ajit Shankarrao Bhonsle (15327 F(N))2016-03-01 to 2017-02-28 - Retired
--------do---------New DelhiAir Marshal Pandurang Narayana Pradhan (16403 F(P))2017-05-20 to 2018-11-30
DG (Air Ops), Air Operations, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Harjit Singh Arora (16557 F(P))2016-08-22 to 2018-09-30
DG (Aircraft), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Marshal Kuldeep Sharma (16541 AE(M))2017-01-02 to 2019-01-31
DG (Insp & Safety), PSO: Inspection & Safety, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Sardar Harpal Singh (16071 F(P))2017-03-21 to 2019-05-31
DG (Systems), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Marshal Jitendra Kumar Singh (16545 AE(M))2017-06-01 to 2019-01-31
DG (Works), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Marshal Hemant Narayan Bhagwat (16423 ADM)2016-08-01 to 2017-07-31
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Pradeep Padmakar Bapat (17227 ADM)2017-08-01 to 2018-10-31
DGMS (Air), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Marshal Pawan Kapoor (35311 MED)2016-07-01 to 2017-12-31 - Retired
Director (PMT ADA), Air Head QuartersBangaloreAir Marshal Rajesh Kumar (16770 F(P))2016-01-05 to 2017-02-28
SASO, Central Air CommandAllahabadAir Marshal Aravindra Singh Butola (16789 F(P))2016-08-01 to 2018-08-26
SASO, Eastern Air CommandShillongAir Marshal Raghunath Nambiar (16378 F(P))2016-06-20 to 2017-02-28
--------do---------ShillongAir Marshal Rajesh Kumar (16770 F(P))2017-03-01 to 2018-12-31
SASO, Southern Air CommandTrivandrumAir Marshal Pandurang Narayana Pradhan (16403 F(P))2015-09-01 to 2017-05-04
--------do---------TrivandrumAir Marshal Rajeev Sachdeva (16582 F(P))2017-05-05 to 2018-12-13
SASO, South Western Air CommandGandhinagarAir Marshal Sardar Harpal Singh (16071 F(P))2015-09-01 to 2017-03-17
--------do---------GandhinagarAir Marshal Devendra Singh Rawat (16242 F(P))2017-03-18 to 2018-08-26
SASO, Training CommandBangaloreAir Marshal Surendra Kumar Ghotia (16575 F(P))2016-06-20 to 2019-04-30
SASO, Western Air CommandDelhiAir Marshal Navkaranjit Singh Dhillon (16580 F(P))2016-08-01 to 2019-03-31
SMSO, Maintenance CommandNagpurAir Marshal Raj Karan Singh Shera (16315 AE(L))2016-04-03 to 2018-02-28
VCAS, PSO: Operations, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Shirish Baban Deo (15681 F(P))2017-01-01 to 2018-09-30
ACAS (Accts & AV), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Shaik Mahaboob Subhani (16865 ACCTS)2016-07-01 to 2018-06-30
ACAS (Education), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Shiv Shanker Sharma (17073 EDN)2015-04-01 to 2017-08-31 - Retired
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Laxmi Narain Sharma (18338 EDN)2017-09-01 to 2020-03-31
ACAS (Intelligence), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Sreekumar Prabhakaran (17318 F(P))2016-06-19 to 2019-05-31
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 Ashwani Kumar Nabh (16608 F(P))2016-05-16 to 2018-07-31
ACAS (Ops, T&H), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Nicodemus Manohar Samuel (17449 F(P))2016-06-20 to 2017-08-30
ACAS (Org & Cer), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Mothlamnet Sabari Gireen Menon (17035 ADM)2016-08-01 to 2017-07-31
ACAS (Pers - Officers), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari (16978 F(P))2016-07-01 to 2018-09-30
ACAS (Plans), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Balabhadra Radha Krishna (17326 F(P))2016-08-01 to 2019-02-28
ACAS (Projects), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Jonnalagedda Chalapati (17358 F(P))2016-08-01 to 2019-02-28
ACAS (Systems), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Pijush Mukherjee (17671 AE(L))2017-08-01 to 2019-10-31
ACAS (Training), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Sujeet Pushpakar Dharkar (17841 F(P))2017-01-02 to 2018-09-30
ACAS (Works), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Mothlamnet Sabari Gireen Menon (17035 ADM)2017-08-01 to 2018-10-31
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Pradeep Padmakar Bapat (17227 ADM)2015-08-01 to 2017-07-31
ADC, Central Air CommandAllahabadAir Vice Marshal Shreesh Mohan (16966 F(P))2015-07-06 to 2018-10-31
ADC, Southern Air CommandTrivandrumAir Vice Marshal Prashant Nagaraja Kaushik (16783 F(P))2016-08-01 to 2017-07-23
--------do---------TrivandrumAir Vice Marshal Richard John Duckworth (17136 F(P))2017-07-24 to 2019-04-30
ADG (A), HQ NCCDelhiAir Vice Marshal Harinder Jeet Walia (16418 F(N))2015-01-01 to 2017-10-31 - Retired
AOC, 2 Air Defence Control CentreGandhinagarAir Vice Marshal Diptendu Choudhury (17335 F(P))2017-03-23 to 2018-09-30
AOC, Advance HQ, Eastern Air CommandCalcuttaAir Vice Marshal Vikram Singh (17699 F(P))2016-05-16 to 2018-04-30
AOC, Composite Battle Response and Analysis GroupGwaliorAir Vice Marshal Diptendu Choudhury (17335 F(P))2015-07-06 to 2017-02-28
AOC, Maritime Air OperationsBombayAir Vice Marshal Michael Fernandez (16967 F(P))2016-07-01 to 2018-07-31
AOLM, Maintenance CommandNagpurAir Vice Marshal Biju Paul (17791 LGS)2015-11-01 to 2018-08-28
CI (Air), Defence Services Staff CollegeWellingtonAir Vice Marshal Anil Golani (16986 F(P))2016-07-01 to 2018-11-30
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 Sandeep Singh (17312 F(P))2016-10-01 to 2018-12-31
Cmdt, College of Air WarfareSecunderabadAir Vice Marshal Upkarjit Singh (16204 F(P))2016-06-09 to 2017-03-06
--------do---------SecunderabadAir Vice Marshal Radhakrishnan Radhish (17853 F(P))2017-03-07 to 2018-11-11
Cmdt, Software Development InstituteBangaloreAir Vice Marshal Pranay Kumar Hridayash Sinha (17118 AE(L))2016-04-19 to 2018-02-27
DG , Air Force Naval Housing BoardDelhiAir Vice Marshal Om Prakash Tiwari (16678 F(N))2016-12-26 to 2017-05-28
Dy Cmdt, Air Force AcademyDundigalAir Vice Marshal Rajeev Hora (17141 F(P))2016-07-01 to 2017-03-19
--------do---------DundigalAir Vice Marshal Guttikonda Amara Prasad Babu (17714 F(P))2017-03-20 to 2019-06-19
IG (Air), Border Security ForceDelhiAir Vice Marshal Vidhya Sagar Bharti (16611 F(P))2015-02-02 to 2017-10-31 - Retired
SAASO, Maintenance CommandNagpurAir Vice Marshal Manavendra Singh (16983 F(P))2017-10-01 to 2018-12-13
--------do---------NagpurAir Vice Marshal Suryakant Chintaman Chafekar (17013 F(P))2016-07-01 to 2017-09-30 - Retired
SDS (Air), National Defence CollegeDelhiAir Vice Marshal Arjun Subramaniam (16592 F(P))2015-05-05 to 2017-07-31 - Retired
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Thazhathupulikunnel Devasia Joseph (16964 F(P))2017-08-07 to 2019-04-30
SMSO, Central Air CommandAllahabadAir Vice Marshal Pramod Kumar Shrivastava (17283 AE(M))2016-05-02 to 2018-11-30
SMSO, Training CommandBangaloreAir Vice Marshal Avinash Gopal Kshirsagar (17277 AE(M))2017-07-01 to 2019-06-30
--------do---------BangaloreAir Vice Marshal Vijay Kumar Chatursing Wankhade (17676 AE(L))2017-01-01 to 2017-06-30
SMSO, Western Air CommandDelhiAir Vice Marshal Rajiv Gandotra (16748 AE(M))2015-05-01 to 2017-09-30 - Retired
SOA, Central Air CommandAllahabadAir Vice Marshal Rajesh Isser (16968 F(P))2016-01-18 to 2019-06-30
SOA, Eastern Air CommandShillongAir Vice Marshal Manavendra Singh (16983 F(P))2015-03-02 to 2017-09-30
--------do---------ShillongAir Vice Marshal Pawan Kumar Mohey (18099 F(P))2017-10-01 to 2019-07-28
SOA, Southern Air CommandTrivandrumAir Vice Marshal Guttikonda Amara Prasad Babu (17714 F(P))2016-03-05 to 2017-03-19
--------do---------TrivandrumAir Vice Marshal Bavisetti Chandrasekhar (17726 F(P))2017-03-20 to 2019-06-05
SOA, South Western Air CommandGandhinagarAir Vice Marshal Kalarikal Puttur Unnikrishnan Nair (17023 F(N))2016-05-01 to 2017-08-31 - Retired
SOA, Training CommandBangaloreAir Vice Marshal Nitin Shankar Vaidya (17208 ADM)2016-10-01 to 2018-04-30
SOA, Western Air CommandDelhiAir Vice Marshal Atul Kumar Singh (17041 ADM)2016-08-01 to 2018-12-31

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