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On 1 March 1948, the designation of the RIAF's commanding officer was rechristened as Chief of the Air Staff, [24] and again to Chief of the Air Staff and Commander-in-Chief, Royal Indian Air Force (CAS/C-in-C, RIAF) on 21 June - as a measure to reflect uniformity with the C-in-Cs of the post-independence Indian Army and the Royal Indian Navy. [25]
Chief of the Air Staff The Chief of the Air Staff is the only serving Four Star Air Officer in the Indian Air Force. Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh PVSM, AVSM Vice Chief of the Air Staff The Vice Chief of the Air Staff is the second-highest-ranking officer in the Indian Air Force. Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference ...
Indian Air Force air marshals (5 C, 93 P) Pages in category "Indian Air Force officers" The following 76 pages are in this category, out of 76 total.
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The Indian Air Force was established on 8 October 1932 in British India as an auxiliary air force [22] of the Royal Air Force. The enactment of the Indian Air Force Act 1932 [ 23 ] [ 24 ] stipulated out their auxiliary status and enforced the adoption of the Royal Air Force uniforms, badges, brevets and insignia. [ 25 ]
List of Commanders-in-Chief of Strategic Forces Command S.No Rank Name Branch Assumed office Left office Notes 1 Air Marshal: Tej Mohan Asthana Indian Air Force: 10 January 2003: 30 June 2004: First C-in-C. [5] 2 Ajit Bhavnani 12 July 2004: 18 August 2005: Later served as Vice Chief of the Air Staff (India). [6] [7] 3 Avinash Deodata Joshi 22 ...
Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh, PVSM, AVSM is a serving four star air officer of the Indian Air Force.He is the current and 28th Chief of the Air Staff. [2] He took over as the 28th CAS succeeding Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari on 30 September 2024. [3]
At Independence, the head of the Air Force designated as the "Air Marshal Commanding, Royal Indian Air Force". On 1 March 1948, the title of "Chief of the Air Staff" was added, [ 25 ] with a further re-designation to " Chief of the Air Staff and Commander-in-Chief, Royal Indian Air Force " on 21 June to maintain uniformity across the three ...