Here is the list of serving Air 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 Indian Army Officer |
*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 | PVSM, AVSM |
Vice Chief of the Air Staff
| Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vice Chief of the Air Staff | Air Marshal | Nagesh Kapoor | SYSM, PVSM, AVSM, VM |
Air Commanders (Commander-in-Chief grade)
| Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Central Air Command | Air Marshal | Balakrishnan Manikantan | PVSM, AVSM, VM | ||
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Air Command | Inderpal Singh Walia | AVSM, VM | |||
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Air Command | Manish Khanna | UYSM, AVSM, VM | |||
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief South Western Air Command | Tejinder Singh | PVSM, AVSM, VM | |||
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Air Command | Jeetendra Mishra | SYSM, AVSM, VSM | |||
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Training Command | Seethepalli Shrinivas | PVSM, AVSM, VSM | |||
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Maintenance Command | Yalla Umesh | VSM | |||
| Chief of Integrated Defence Staff* | Ashutosh Dixit | PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM | |||
| Commander-in-Chief Andaman and Nicobar Command** | Presently tenanted by an Indian Navy officer | ||||
| Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command** | Presently tenanted by an Indian Army officer | ||||
| Director General Armed Forces Medical Services** | Presently tenanted by an Indian 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 | ||
| Director General of Inspection and Flight Safety | Tejbir Singh | AVSM, VM | |||
| Air Officer in Charge of Administration | S Sivakumar | VSM | |||
| Air Officer in Charge of Personnel | Hardeep Bains | AVSM, VSM | |||
| Air Officer in Charge of Maintenance | Sanjiv Ghuratia | AVSM, VSM |
Heads of Services and Directorates
| Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director General of Air Operations | Air Marshal | George Thomas | AVSM, VM | ||
| Director General (Weapons Systems) | Rahul Bhasin | VM | |||
| Director General (Aircraft) | KAA Sanjeeb | AVSM, VSM | |||
| Director General of Medical Services (Air) | Sandeep Thareja | SM, VSM** | |||
| Director General (Administration) | PCP Anand | VSM |
Air Officers of Tri-Services Commands
| Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations) | Air Marshal | Rakesh Sinha | AVSM | ||
| Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Medical Branch) | MS Sridhar | ||||
| Deputy Chief Strategic Forces Command |
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 | ||
| Senior Air Staff Officer Eastern Air Command | Devendra P Hirani | YSM, VSM | |||
| Senior Air Staff Officer Southern Air Command | Tarun Chaudhry | AVSM, VSM | |||
| Senior Air Staff Officer South Western Air Command | |||||
| Senior Air Staff Officer Western Air Command | Jasveer Singh Maan | AVSM, VM | |||
| Senior Air Staff Officer Training Command | Samir Jayasinha Pendse | VM, VSM | |||
| Senior Maintenance Staff Officer Maintenance Command | Ajay Kumar Pan | AVSM, VSM |
Commandants of Training Institutions
| Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commandant National Defence Academy | Air Marshal | Presently tenanted by a naval officer | ||||
| Commandant National Defence College | Manish Kumar Gupta | AVSM | ||||
| Commandant Air Force Academy | Praveen Keshav Vohra | UYSM, AVSM, VM | ||||
| Commandant College of Air Warfare | Air Vice Marshal | Prasant Sarad Wadodkar |
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