NEW DELHI (PTI): Air Marshal B Suresh has taken charge as Senior Air Staff Officer of the Western Air Command of the Indian Air Force.
The Air Marshal, commissioned as a fighter pilot, was the Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Air Defence) at Air Headquarters here prior to his new appointment.
Air Marshal Suresh is a graduate of the 'Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment' (TACDE), a graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, and a post graduate from Cranfiled University, Shrivenham UK.
He commanded a leading fighter squadron as a Wing Commander and TACDE as a Group Captain. He has flown a variety of fighter aircraft and helicopters, a statement released by the Indian Air Force said on Saturday.
He was commissioned as a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force on December 13, 1980 and is a graduate of the Rashtriya Indian Military College, Dehradun, and the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla.
He has held a number of staff appointments that include Joint Director and Director (Air Staff Inspection), Director Operations (Joint Planning), Directing Staff (TACDE) and Air Assistant to Chief of the Air Staff.
New Senior Air Staff Officer takes over at Western Air Command
Article Posted on : - Nov 03, 2014
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