This is a list of serving Air Marshals of the Indian Air Force.
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 |
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Chief of the Air Staff | Air Chief Marshal | Vivek Ram Chaudhari | PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC | [1] |
The Vice Chief of the Air Staff is the second-highest ranking officer in the Indian Air Force.
Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Reference |
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Vice Chief of the Air Staff | Air Marshal | Amar Preet Singh | PVSM, AVSM | [2] |
Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Reference |
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Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Central Air Command |
Air Marshal | Ravi Gopal Krishana Kapoor | PVSM, AVSM, VM | [3] | |
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Eastern Air Command |
Sujeet Pushpakar Dharkar | PVSM, AVSM | |||
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Southern Air Command |
Balakrishnan Manikantan | AVSM, VM | [4] | ||
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
South Western Air Command |
Narmdeshwar Tiwari | AVSM, VM | [5] | ||
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Western Air Command |
Pankaj Mohan Sinha | PVSM, AVSM, VSM | [6] | ||
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Training Command |
Nagesh Kapoor | AVSM, VM | |||
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Maintenance Command |
Vijay Kumar Garg | AVSM, VSM | |||
Vice Chief of Defence Staff* | Presently tenanted by an Army officer | ||||
Commander-in-Chief Strategic Forces Command* | Presently tenanted by a Navy officer | ||||
Commander-in-Chief Andaman and Nicobar Command* | Saju Balakrishnan | AVSM, VM | [7] |
*Rotational Command among the Indian Armed Forces.
Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Reference |
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Deputy Chief of the Air Staff | Air Marshal | Ashutosh Dixit | AVSM, VM, VSM | [8] | |
Air Officer in Charge of Administration | Rajesh Kumar Anand | VSM | [9] | ||
Air Officer in Charge of Personnel | Sunil Kashinath Vidhate | AVSM, YSM, VM | |||
Air Officer in Charge of Maintenance | Chakalayil Rajappa Mohan | AVSM,VSM | [10] |
Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Reference |
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Director General of Inspection and Flight Safety | Air Marshal | Makarand Ranade | AVSM, VM | [11] | |
Director General of Air Operations | Surat Singh | AVSM, VM, VSM | [12] | ||
Director General of Works and Ceremonial | [13] | ||||
Director General (Aircraft) | Alok Singh | VSM | |||
Director General (Systems) | AG Kshirsagar | VSM | [14] | ||
Director General of Medical Services (Air) | Rajesh Vaidya | ||||
Director General (Administration) | Rajesh Kumar Anand | VSM | [15] |
Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Reference |
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Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations) |
Air Marshal | Jeetendra Mishra | AVSM, VSM | [16] | |
Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Medical Branch) |
Air Marshal | Presently tenanted by an Army Officer | |||
Deputy Chief Strategic Forces Command | Air Marshal | Rakesh Sinha | AVSM | [17] |
Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Reference |
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Senior Air Staff Officer Central Air Command | Air Marshal | Awadesh Kumar Bharti | AVSM, VM | [18] | |
Senior Air Staff Officer Eastern Air Command | Tejinder Singh | AVSM, VM | [19] | ||
Senior Air Staff Officer Southern Air Command | |||||
Senior Air Staff Officer South Western Air Command | Manish Khanna | AVSM, VM | [20] | ||
Senior Air Staff Officer Western Air Command | Praveen Keshav Vohra | AVSM, VM | [21] | ||
Senior Air Staff Officer Training Command | Surendra Kumar Indoria | AVSM, VM | [22] | ||
Senior Maintenance Staff Officer Maintenance Command |
Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Reference |
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Commandant National Defence Academy | Air Marshal | Presently tenanted by a naval officer | |||
Commandant National Defence College | Presently tenanted by an army officer | [23] | |||
Commandant Air Force Academy | Seethepalli Shrinivas | AVSM, VSM | [24] | ||
Commandant College of Air Warfare | Air Vice Marshal | Prasant Sarad Wadodkar | [25] |
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