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{{Infobox Military Unit<br />
| unit_name = '''Maintenance Command'''<br />
| image = Maintenance_Crest.jpg<br />
| image_size = 100px<br />
| caption = Emblem of the Maintenance Command<br />
| start_date = 26 January 1955<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| branch = [[Indian Air Force]]<br />
| type = Support<br />
| garrison = [[Nagpur]], [[Maharashtra]]<br />
| garrison_label = Headquarters<br />
| motto = ''Sarvada Gagenecharet'' <br />([[Sanskrit]]: Always Flying in the Sky)<br />
| commander1 = [[Air marshal (India) | Air Marshal]] Vibhas Pande<ref>{{Cite news |others=PTI |date=2022-06-14 |title=Air Marshal Vibhas Pande takes over as chief of IAF Maintenance Command in Nagpur |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/air-marshal-vibhas-pande-takes-over-as-chief-of-iaf-maintenance-command-in-nagpur/article65528127.ece |access-date=2022-07-19 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
| commander1_label = [[Air commodore (India) | Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief]]<br />
| dates = 26 January 1955<br />
}}<br />
[[File:Dedication of HPT-32 to Raman Science Centre.jpg|thumb|Air Marshal Hemant Sharma, AVSM, VSM, handing over the aircraft HPT-32 to [[Narayan Ramdas Iyer]] at [[Raman Science Centre]] on 15 December 2017]]<br />
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'''Maintenance Command''' is a [[command (military formation)|command]] of the Indian Air Force. It was raised as Maintenance Group at [[Chakeri]] in [[Kanpur]] in 1950. In 1955, it was designated as Maintenance Command. Its current headquarters is located at Vayusena Nagar in [[Nagpur]] ([[Maharashtra]]); it handles the repair, overhaul and maintenance of all aircraft, helicopters and other equipment. MC has about nine Base Repair Depots taking care of the overhaul and maintenance of various types of aircraft.<br />
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==History==<br />
The Maintenance Command was established on 26 January 1955. Group Captain [[Harjinder Singh (IAF Officer)|Harjinder Singh]] was the first [[Commanding Officer]] (CO). Harjinder Singh, a legendary engineering officer with many firsts to his credit was at the helm of the command until his retirement in 1963. The appointment of the CO was upgraded to Air Officer Commanding (AOC) in 1958 when Singh was promoted to [[Air commodore (India)|Air Commodore]].<ref name="MC">{{cite web |title=THE ROLE OF MAINTENANCE COMMAND IN THE IAF |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/FEATURE/1956-jan-june-FEATURES%20articles/PDF/FEA-1956-03-17_092.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=17 March 1956}}</ref> It was further upgraded to Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) when he was promoted to the rank of [[Air vice marshal (India)|Air Vice Marshal]]. In 1971, the appointment of AOC-in-C was upgraded to the [[three-star rank]] of [[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshal]].<ref name="BR MC">{{cite web |title=Maintenance Command |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Units/list.php?qunit=MC |website=www.bharat-rakshak.com}}</ref><br />
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==Organisation==<br />
The command's Base Repair Depots include:<ref>Jane's World Air Forces: India, 20 May 2010, via defense.pk</ref><br />
*1 Base Repair Depot [[Kanpur]]-Chakeri Various Overhaul<br />
*2 Base Repair Depot [[Gwalior]]-Maharajpur Various Overhaul<br />
*3 Base Repair Depot [[Chandigarh]] Mi-8, Mi-17, Mi-25, Mi-35 Overhaul<br />
*4 Base Repair Depot Kanpur-Chakeri Various Overhaul<br />
*5 Base Repair Depot Coimbatore-Sulur Various Overhaul<br />
*7 Base Repair Depot Tughlakabad- New Delhi Various Missile System<br />
*9 Base Repair Depot Pune, Various Overhaul<br />
*11 Base Repair Depot [[Ozar Airport|Ojhar]] MiG-23, MiG-29 Overhaul<br />
*18 Base Repair Depot [[Jodhpur]] MiG-21 Overhaul<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Training Command (India)]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Commands of the Indian Air Force]]<br />
[[Category:Military units and formations of the Indian Air Force]]<br />
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