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In September, a month after being awarded the Shaurya Chakra, Group Captain Varun Singh - the only survivor of the chopper crash that killed Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife, and 11 others, wrote to his alma mater to "inspire children".
Ace IAF pilot with a range of instructional assignments Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor took over charge as Commandant, National Defence Academy (NDA) on Sunday from Lt Gen Asit Mistry who retired after serving in the Indian Army for 39 years. Air Marshal Kapoor was commissioned in the flying branch of the IAF in December 1985. He has over 7800 hours of accident/Incident
VR Chaudhari will assume the charge at a time when the country is still in a standoff along the borders with China and tensions in the region are high over the Taliban's takeover in Afghanistan
IAF approves promotion of two Sr. Pilots from J&K as Vice Marshals Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, May 12: The Indian Air Force has approved the promotion of its two Senior Pilots to the post of Vice Marshal and, quite significantly, both of them belonged to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. They include Air Commodores Hilal Ahmed Rather and Kirti Khajuria, according to authoritative sources. Rather is a native of Bakshiabad area of Anantnag district in Kashmir while Khajuria hailed from Tikri in Udhampur district of Jammu. Both of them are students of Sainik School Nagrota in Jammu. R...
Air Marshal TD Joseph honoured with 'Ati Vishisht Seva Medal' ANI | Updated: Jan 27, 2021 22:00 IST Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 27 (ANI): Air Marshal TD Joseph, who is a Senior Air Staff Officer (SASO) at Headquarters Training Command of Indian Air Force in Karnataka's Bengaluru has been bestowed 'Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM)' on the occasion of Republic Day 2021 for his meritorious service. Joseph was commissioned into the Indian Air Force (IAF) as a fighter pilot in December 1982, informed an official release on Wednesday. "The Air Mar...