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{{Short description|Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, India}}
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| name = Dilip Kumar Patnaik
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| battles = [[Kargil War]]
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[[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshal]] '''Dilip Kumar Patnaik''', [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vayusena Medal|VM]] is a retired officer in the [[Indian Air Force]]. He served as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), [[Eastern Air Command (India)|Eastern Air Command]]. He took over the office on 3 October 2021, succeeding of [[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshal]] [[Amit Dev]] and superannuated on 30 September, 2022. He was succeeded by [[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshal]] [[Sujeet Pushpakar Dharkar]].<ref name="AOCinC_EAC">{{cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/air-marshal-dk-patnaik-takes-charge-as-head-of-eastern-air-command-121100300648_1.html|title= Air Marshal DK Patnaik takes charge as head of Eastern Air Command |publisher=Business Standard|date=2021-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/air-marshal-s-p-dharkar-air-officer-commanding-in-chief-eastern-command-2007218-2022-10-01|title=SP Dharkar new chief of IAF Eastern Air Command|publisher=India Today|date=2022-10-01}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
He is an alumnus of [[National Defence Academy]] Khadagwasla and [[Defence Services Staff College]], [[Tamil Nadu]] and has done the Higher Air Command Course.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://odishatv.in/news/miscellaneous/odisha-born-air-marshal-dilip-kumar-patnaik-is-the-new-eastern-air-commander-160914|title=Odisha Born Air Marshal Dilip Kumar Patnaik Is The New Eastern Air Commander|date=2021-10-02|publisher=Odisha TV}}</ref>

==Career==
Dilip Kumar Patnaik was commissioned as a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force on June 08, 1984. He has flying experience of 2500 hours various aircraft including [[Mig-21]] and [[Dassault Mirage 2000|Mirage 2000]].<ref name="dkpatnaik"/><ref name="iaf-eac">{{cite web|url=https://indianairforce.nic.in/commands/|title=AOC-in-C-EAC|publisher=Indian Air Force|access-date=2021-10-03}}</ref>

Patnaik has served as a mission commander for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Unit and has 800 hours experience as on [[IAI Searcher|Searcher MK-II]] & [[IAI Heron|Heron]] unmanned aircraft.

He has held various appointments including commander of an Air Defence Station, Commandant of Electronic Warfare Range and as a commander of a front-line fighter base. He had served as the Principal Director (Information & Electronic Warfare) at Air HQ, Assistant Chief of Air Staff Operations (Air Defence), Commandant of the prestigious [[College of Air Warfare]], [[Telangana]].<ref>{{cite web |title=College of Air Warfare gets a new head |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/college-of-air-warfare-gets-a-new-head/article29568513.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=1 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Air Marshal Dilip Patnaik to head Eastern Air Command |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/oct/03/air-marshal-dilip-patnaik-tohead-eastern-air-command-2366984.html |website=New Indian Express |language=en-IN |date=2021-10-03}}</ref>

Previous to his present assignment, he had served as Senior Air Staff Officer for the [[Central Air Command (India)|Central Air Command]] from 1 August 2020 to 2 October 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/air-marshal-dilip-kumar-patnaik-takes-over-as-senior-air-staff-officer-of-central-air-command/north/news/2104277.html|title= Air Marshal Dilip Kumar Patnaik, takes over as senior Air Staff Officer of Central Air Command |publisher=UNI India|date=2020-08-01}}</ref><ref name="dkpatnaik">{{cite web|url=https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/17464|title=Air Marshal Dilip Kumar Patnaik - Bharat Rakshak|publisher=Bharat Rakshak|access-date=2021-10-04}}</ref>

Patnaik has conducted many live bombing missions during Kargil conflict.<ref name="AOCinC_EAC"/>

== Honours and decorations ==
During his career, Dilip Kumar Patnaik has been awarded the Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry) for his contribution in [[Kargil War]] and [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] in 2020.<ref name="dkpatnaik"/>

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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
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== Personal life ==
Dilip Kumar Patnaik is married to Mrs Anuradha Patnaik who is President of Air Force Wives Welfare Association (Regional). The couple is blessed with a son.<ref name="iaf-eac"/>

== References ==
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{{s-mil}}{{Succession box
| title = Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, [[Eastern Air Command (India)|Eastern Air Command]]
| years = 3 October 2021 - 30 September 2022
| before = [[Amit Dev]]
| after = [[Sujeet Pushpakar Dharkar]]
}}{{Succession box
| title = Senior Air Staff Officer - [[Central Air Command (India)|Central Air Command]]
| years = 1 August 2020 - 2 October 2021
| before = [[Vipin Indira Panabhan Nayar]]
| after = [[Ravi Gopal Krishana Kapoor]]
}}
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