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Re: Indian Air Force Air Chief Marshal
Chief of the Air Staff is the commander and the highest-ranking officer of the Indian Air Force. The position is abbreviated as CAS in the Indian Air Force cables & communication, and is usually held by a four-star officer of the rank Air Chief Marshal. The Current Air Chief Marshal is Birender Singh Dhanoa Education : He is an alumnus of the Rashtriya Indian Military College, Dehradun and was graduated from National Defence Academy, Pune. He has also attended a staff course in Defence Services Staff College, Wellington in 1992. Career : Dhanoa was commissioned into the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force in June 1978. He has flown various types of fighter jets and is a qualified flying instructor He has held instructional appointments of Senior Air Instructor and Chief Air Instructor at Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and leader of an Indian Air Force Training Team abroad Awards and Medals Dhanoa has been awarded several medals: the Param Vishisht Seva Medal (2016), the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (2015) The Yudh Seva Medal (1999), and the Vayu Sena Medal (1999). He was also appointed as Honorary ADC to the President of India on 1 August 2015 |
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