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Fighter Strike Leader Air Marshal VM Anil Khosla Is New D G Air Operations

Jan. 13 Defence Comments

Fighter Strike Leader Air Marshal V M Anil Khosla Is New Director General Air Operations,
Air Marshal Anil Khosla took over as Director General Air Operations at Air Headquarters in New Delhi on January 12, 2015..
An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, he was commissioned in the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force in December 1979.
He has over 4000 hours of flying experience having flown the Jaguar and MiG 21. He is equally experienced on both Ground attack and Air Defence roles with specialization on maritime role.
He is a post graduate from Defence Services Staff College (DSSC) and holds two M Phil degrees in military studies.
He is an ‘A2’ category flying instructor and a fighter strike leader. He is also an alumnus of National Defence College.
The Air Officer has vast instructional experience and has been Directing Staff at prestigious institutions like Tactics and Combat Development Establishment (TACDE) and Flying Instructor School (FIS).

Air Marshal Anil Khosla Director General Air Operations,

Air Marshal Anil Khosla Director General Air Operations,

He has commanded a Jaguar squadron with maritime role and two frontline bases of the IAF at Jaisalmer & Ambala. He has held various staff appointments at Air HQ. These include Principal Director at Directorate of Information and Electronic Warfare, Director in Personnel branch and Joint Director at Directorate of Concept Studies. In the rank of Air Vice Marshal, he has held the appointment of Air Officer Commanding HQ Maritime Air Operations and Air Officer Commanding J&K Area. His last appointment was as Senior Air Staff Officer, Central Air Command.
He is decorated with Presidential award – Vayusena Medal (VM).

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Air Marshal B Suresh ,AVSM,New SASO Of Western Air Command

Nov. 01 Defence Comments

[New Delhi]Air Marshal B Suresh Is New SASO Of Western Air Command
Air Marshal B Suresh Takes Over as Senior Air Staff Officer Western Air Command,
Air Marshal B Suresh Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, takes over as Senior Air Staff Officer of the prestigious Western Air Command of the Indian Air Force.
The Air Marshal is a graduate of the ‘Rashtriya Indian Military College’, Dehradun, and the ‘National Defence Academy’ Khadakwasla. He was commissioned as a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force on 13 Dec 1980.
He is a meritorious graduate of the ‘Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment’ (TACDE), a graduate of the ‘Defence Services Staff College’, Wellington, and a post graduate from Cranfiled University, Shrivenham UK.
He commanded a leading fighter squadron as a Wing Commander and TACDE as a Group Captain. He has flown a variety of fighter aircraft and helicopters.
He has held a number of staff appointments that include Joint Director and Director (Air Staff Inspection), Director Operations (Joint Planning), Directing Staff (TACDE) and Air Assistant to Chief of the Air Staff. Prior to taking over the present appointment, he was Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Air Defence) at Air Headquarters, Vayu Bhawan.
B Suresh is married to Mrs Radha Suresh and they have a son and a daughter
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.Air Marshal B. Suresh takes over as Senior Air Staff Officer of Western Air Command, Indian Air Force on November 01, 2014.

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