List of serving marshals of the Indian Air Force

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This is a list of serving marshals of the Indian Air Force.

Chief of Defence Staff

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Chief of Defence Staff
(also Secretary, Department of Military Affairs)* 		Air Chief Marshal Presently tenanted by an Template:Army Officer [1]

*Rotational appointment among the Indian Armed Forces.

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 File:Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh - 2024.jpg PVSM, AVSM [2]

Vice Chief of the Air Staff

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Vice Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor File:Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor, VCAS.jpg SYSM, PVSM, AVSM, VM [3]

Air Commanders (Commander-in-Chief grade)

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Template:Center Air Marshal Tarun Chaudhry AVSM, VSM [4]
Template:Center Inderpal Singh Walia File:Air Marshal Inderpal Singh Walia.jpg AVSM, VM [5]
Template:Center Manish Khanna File:Air Marshal Manish Khanna, AVSM, VM.jpg UYSM, AVSM, VM [6]
Template:Center Tejinder Singh File:Air Marshal Tejinder Singh.jpg PVSM, AVSM, VM [7]
Template:Center George Thomas File:Air Marshal George Thomas.jpg AVSM, VM [8]
Template:Center Seethepalli Shrinivas File:Air Marshal S Shrinivas AVSM, VSM.jpg PVSM, AVSM, VSM [9]
Template:Center Yalla Umesh File:Air Marshal Yalla Umesh.jpg VSM [10]
Chief of Integrated Defence Staff* Ashutosh Dixit File:Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit.jpg PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM [11]
Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command** Presently tenanted by an Template:Navy officer
Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command** Presently tenanted by an Template:Army officer
Director General Armed Forces Medical Services** Presently tenanted by an Template:Navy officer

**Rotational Command among the Indian Armed Forces.

Principal Staff Officers at Air Headquarters

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Deputy Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Awadhesh Kumar Bharti SYSM, AVSM, VM [12]
Air Officer in Charge
Personnel 		Hardeep Bains File:Air Marshal Hardeep Bains AVSM, VSM.jpg AVSM, VSM [13]
Air Officer in Charge
Administration 		S Sivakumar VSM [14]
Air Officer in Charge
Maintenance 		Sanjiv Ghuratia AVSM, VSM [15]
Director General Inspection and Safety Tejbir Singh File:Air Marshal Tejbir Singh, AVSM, VM.jpg AVSM, VM [16]

Air Officers of Tri-Services Commands

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff
(Operations) 		Air Marshal Presently tenanted by an Template:Army officer
Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff
(Policy Planning & Force Development) 		Praveen Keshav Vohra File:Air Marshal Praveen Keshav Vohra.jpg UYSM, AVSM, VM [17]
Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff
(Doctrine, Organization & Training) 		Presently tenanted by an Template:Navy Officer
Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff
(Medical) 		Presently tenanted by an Template:Navy Officer
Director General DIA &
Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff
(Intelligence) 		Presently tenanted by an Template:Army officer
Additional Secretary, Department of Military Affairs Presently tenanted by an Template:Navy Officer
Director General (Organisation & Personnel)
Armed Forces Medical Services 		Presently tenanted by an Template:Navy Officer
Director General Hospital Services
Armed Forces Medical Services 		Presently tenanted by an Template:Navy Officer

Heads of Services and Directorates

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Director General of Air Operations Air Marshal
Director General (Weapons Systems) Premkumar Krishnaswamy VM, VSM [18]
Director General (Aircraft) KAA Sanjeeb AVSM, VSM
Director General Medical Services (Air) Sandeep Thareja SM, VSM**
Director General (Administration) PCP Anand VSM [19]

Senior Staff Officers of Air Commands

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Senior Air Staff Officer Central Air Command Air Marshal PV Shivanand AVSM, VM [20]
Senior Air Staff Officer Eastern Air Command Devendra P Hirani YSM, VSM [21]
Senior Air Staff Officer Southern Air Command
Senior Air Staff Officer South Western Air Command Mehtab Singh Deswal AVSM, VM [22]
Senior Air Staff Officer Western Air Command Jasveer Singh Maan AVSM, VM [23]
Senior Air Staff Officer Training Command Samir Jayasinha Pendse File:Air Marshal Samir Jayasinha Pendse VM, VSM.jpg VM, VSM [24]
Senior Maintenance Staff Officer Maintenance Command Ajay Kumar Pan File:Air Marshal Ajay Kumar Pan AVSM, VSM.jpg AVSM, VSM [25]

Commandants of Training Institutions

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Commandant National Defence Academy Air Marshal Presently tenanted by an Template:Navy Officer
Commandant Air Force Academy Rahul Bhasin VM [26]
Commandant National Defence College Manish Kumar Gupta AVSM [27]
Commandant College of Air Warfare Air Vice Marshal
Commandant College of Defence Management Presently tenanted by an Template:Army officer
Commandant Military Institute of Technology Presently tenanted by an Template:Navy Officer

Medical Officers

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Director General Medical Service (Air) Air Marshal Sandeep Thareja
Additional Director General Medical Service (Air) Air Vice Marshal
Principal Medical Officer Central Air Command
Principal Medical Officer Eastern Air Command RK Anadure VSM ** [28]
Principal Medical Officer Southern Air Command
Principal Medical Officer South Western Air Command
Principal Medical Officer Western Air Command
Principal Medical Officer Training Command
Principal Medical Officer Maintenance Command
Commandant

Command Hospital, Bengalore

Kaushik Chatterjee

See also

References

  1. ↑ General NS Raja Subramani assumes charge as Chief of Defence Staff & Secretary, Department of Military Affairs. pib.gov.in(31 May 2026).
  2. ↑ Air Marshal AP Singh Takes Over As New Air Force Chief. NDTV.com. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  3. ↑ AIR MARSHAL NAGESH KAPOOR SYSM PVSM AVSM VM TAKES OVER AS VICE CHIEF OF THE AIR STAFF, INDIAN AIR FORCE. Press Information Bureau(1 January 2026).
  4. ↑ AIR MARSHAL TARUN CHAUDHRY ASSUMES THE APPOINTMENT OF AIR OFFICER COMMANDING-IN-CHIEF, CENTRAL AIR COMMAND(1 June 2026).
  5. ↑ Air Marshal Walia takes charge as AOC-in-C Eastern Air Command. The Hindu(2026-02-01). Retrieved 2026-02-02.
  6. ↑ Air Marshal Khanna assumes charge as AOC-in-C of Southern Air Command(2025-06-01).
  7. ↑ AIR MARSHAL TEJINDER SINGH TAKES OVER AS AIR OFFICER COMMANDING-IN-CHIEF SOUTH WESTERN AIR COMMAND, INDIAN AIR FORCE. Press Information Bureau(1 January 2026).
  8. ↑ Template:Cite tweet
  9. ↑ AIR MARSHAL SEETHEPALLI SHRINIVAS TAKES OVER AS AIR OFFICER COMMANDING- IN-CHIEF TRAINING COMMAND, INDIAN AIR FORCE. PIB(1 January 2026). Retrieved 2026-01-01.
  10. ↑ Air Marshal Yalla Umesh has taken charge as the 39th AOC-in-C of Maintenance Command. x.com (formerly twitter)(1 December 2025). Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  11. ↑ Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit assumes charge as CISC. The Economic Times(2025-05-01). Retrieved 2026-01-01.
  12. ↑ Lt General Rajiv Ghai, Air Marshal Bharti take over as deputy chiefs. The Times of India(2025-06-10). Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  13. ↑ Template:Cite press release
  14. ↑ Template:Cite press release
  15. ↑ Air Marshal SANJIV GHURATIA assumed the appointment of Air Officer-in-Charge Maintenance at Air Headquarters on 01 Feb 25. PIB India). Press Information Bureau(2025-09-01).
  16. ↑ Air Marshal Tejbir Singh assumed the appointment of Director General (Inspection and Safety) [DG (I&S)] at Air HQ on 01 December 2025. Press Release:Press Information Bureau
  17. ↑ Air Marshal Praveen Keshav Vohra Appointed Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff - SSBCrack News(2026-03-11). Retrieved 2026-03-11.
  18. ↑ On assuming the appointment of DG (WS), Air Marshal Premkumar Krishnaswamy, VM, VSM paid homage to Bravehearts at Amar Jawan Jyoti & acknowledged the valiant service rendered by fallen heroes who made ultimate sacrifice in protecting the sovereignty of the Nation.. X (formerly twitter)(4 May 2026).
  19. ↑ राष्ट्रीय समर स्मारक / NATIONAL WAR MEMORIAL on X: "On assuming charge as DG (Adm), Air Mshl PCP Anand, VSM, paid solemn tribute at #AmarJawanJyoti—honouring the immortal courage of #fallenheroes. A silent salute to those who gave their today for our tomorrow. #LestWeForget. https://t.co/kIUpIZ9NwL" / X
  20. ↑ Template:Cite tweet
  21. ↑ Air Marshal Devendra P Hirani assumes charge as Senior Air Staff Officer at Eastern Air Command. India Today NE(2026-02-01). Retrieved 2026-02-02.
  22. ↑ Senior Air Staff Officer Appointments at South Western Air Command. Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
  23. ↑ AIR MARSHAL JASVIR SINGH MANN AVSM, VM TAKES OVER AS SENIOR AIR STAFF OFFICER, WESTERN AIR COMMAND, INDIAN AIR FORCE. PIB. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
  24. ↑ Template:Cite tweet
  25. ↑ Template:Cite tweet
  26. ↑ Air Marshal Rahul Bhasin Takes Over as Commandant of Air Force Academy Dundigal(2026-03-09). Retrieved 2026-03-10.
  27. ↑ Air Marshal Manish Kumar Gupta new Commandant of NDC. Ministry of Defence Facebook. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  28. ↑ https://www.ssbcrack.com/2026/05/air-vice-marshal-rk-anadure-assumes-charge-as-principal-medical-officer-of-eastern-air-command.html

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