List of serving marshals of the Indian Air Force

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			[1]

*Rotational Command 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	[2]

Vice Chief of the Air Staff

The Vice Chief of the Air Staff is the second-highest-ranking officer in the Indian Air Force.

Post	Rank	Name	Photo	Decorations	Reference
Vice Chief of the Air Staff	Air Marshal	Narmdeshwar Tiwari		SYSM, PVSM, AVSM, VM	[3]

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	[4]
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Air Command		Surat Singh		AVSM, VM, VSM	[5]
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Air Command		Manish Khanna		UYSM, AVSM, VM	[6]
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief South Western Air Command		Nagesh Kapoor		SYSM, PVSM, AVSM, VM	[4]
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Air Command		Jeetendra Mishra		SYSM, AVSM, VSM	[7]
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Training Command		Tejinder Singh		AVSM, VM	[4]
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Maintenance Command		Vijay Kumar Garg		AVSM, VSM
Chief of Integrated Defence Staff*		Ashutosh Dixit		AVSM, VM, VSM	[4]
Commander-in-Chief Andaman and Nicobar Command*		Presently tenanted by a   Indian Army officer
Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command*		Presently tenanted by a   Indian Navy officer
Director General Armed Forces Medical Services*		Presently tenanted by a   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	[8]
Air Officer in Charge of Administration		S Sivakumar		VSM	[9]
Air Officer in Charge of Personnel		Sunil Kashinath Vidhate		AVSM, YSM, VM
Air Officer in Charge of Maintenance		Sanjiv Ghuratia		AVSM,VSM	[10]

Heads of Services and Directorates

Post	Rank	Name	Photo	Decorations	Reference
Director General of Inspection and Flight Safety	Air Marshal	Makarand Ranade		AVSM, VM	[11]
Director General of Air Operations		George Thomas		AVSM, VM	[12]
Director General (Weapons)		Mehtab Singh Deswal		VM	[13]
Director General (Aircraft)		Y Umesh		VSM
Director General (Systems)		KAA Sanjeeb		VSM
Director General of Medical Services (Air)		Sandeep Thareja		SM, VSM**
Director General (Administration)	PCP Anand		VSM	[14]

Air Officers of Tri-Services Commands

Post	Rank	Name	Photo	Decorations	Reference
Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations)	Air Marshal	Rakesh Sinha		AVSM	[15]
Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Medical Branch)	Air Marshal	MS Sridhar
Deputy Chief Strategic Forces Command	Air Marshal

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	[16]
Senior Air Staff Officer Eastern Air Command		Inderpal Singh Walia		AVSM, VM	[17]
Senior Air Staff Officer Southern Air Command		Tarun Chaudhry		VSM	[18]
Senior Air Staff Officer South Western Air Command		Seethepalli Shrinivas		AVSM, VSM	[19]
Senior Air Staff Officer Western Air Command		Jasveer Singh Maan		AVSM, VM	[20]
Senior Air Staff Officer Training Command		Tejbir Singh		AVSM, VM
Senior Maintenance Staff Officer Maintenance Command		Ajay Kumar Pan		AVSM, VSM	[21]

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		Hardeep Bains		AVSM, VM
Commandant Air Force Academy		Parveen Keshav Vohra		UYSM, AVSM, VM
Commandant College of Air Warfare	Air Vice Marshal	Prasant Sarad Wadodkar			[22]

See also

• List of serving generals of the Indian Army
• List of serving admirals of the Indian Navy

References

1. "Gen Anil Chauhan assumes charge as Chief of Defence Staff". The Hindu . 30 September 2022. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
2. "Air Marshal AP Singh Takes Over As New Air Force Chief". NDTV.com. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
3. "युद्ध का माहौल और एयरफोर्स को मिला नया डिप्टी चीफ, बिहार के नर्मदेश्वर तिवारी को अहम जिम्मेदारी" (in Hindi). 30 April 2025.
4. "Armed forces up for major rejig as new Northern Army Commander, IAF Vice Chief appointed". New Indian Express. 1 May 2025.
5. "Air Marshal Surat Singh assumes command of Eastern Air Command in Shillong". India Today. 1 October 2024.
6. "Air Marshal Khanna assumes charge as AOC-in-C of Southern Air Command". The Hindu. 1 June 2025.
7. "Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra Assumes Command of IAF's Western Air Command" (Press release). PIB. 1 January 2025.
8. "Lt General Rajiv Ghai, Air Marshal Bharti take over as deputy chiefs". The Times of India. 10 June 2025. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 12 June 2025.
9. "AIR MARSHAL S SIVAKUMAR VSM TAKES OVER AS AIR OFFICER-IN- CHARGE ADMINISTRATION (AOA)" (Press release). PIB. 1 July 2025.
10. "Air Marshal SANJIV GHURATIA assumed the appointment of Air Officer-in-Charge Maintenance at Air Headquarters on 01 Feb 25". PIB India). Press Information Bureau. 1 September 2025.
11. "AIR MARSHAL MAKARAND RANADE TAKES OVER AS DIRECTOR GENERAL (INSPECTION AND SAFETY) AT AIR HQ" (Press release). PIB. 1 December 2023.
12. @salute2soldier (1 June 2025). "On assuming the appointment of DG Air (Operations), Air Marshal George Thomas, AVSM, VM, paid homage to Bravehearts at Amar Jawan Jyoti" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
13. @salute2soldier (1 June 2025). "On assuming the appointment of DG (WS), Air Marshal MS Deswal, VM paid homage to Bravehearts at Amar Jawan Jyoti" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
14. राष्ट्रीय समर स्मारक / NATIONAL WAR MEMORIAL on X: "On assuming charge as DG (Adm), Air Mshl PCP Anand, VSM, paid solemn tribute at #AmarJawanJyoti—honouring the immortal courage of #fallenheroes. A silent salute to those who gave their today for our tomorrow. #LestWeForget. https://t.co/kIUpIZ9NwL" / X
15. "Air Marshal Rakesh Sinha, AVSM assumed the appointment of Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (OPS) at HQ Integrated Defence Staff on 01 Jan 2025". x (formerly twitter). 2 January 2025.
16. @CAPS_INDIA (10 September 2025). "HQ CAC conducted Session II titled 'Impact of Emerging & Disruptive Technologies on Air Power" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
17. "Air Marshal Inderpal Walia assumes appointment as IAF EAC operations head". North East Now. 9 September 2024.
18. "Senior Air Staff Officer Appointments at Southern Air Command". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
19. "Senior Air Staff Officer Appointments at South Western Air Command". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
20. "AIR MARSHAL JASVIR SINGH MANN AVSM, VM TAKES OVER AS SENIOR AIR STAFF OFFICER, WESTERN AIR COMMAND, INDIAN AIR FORCE". PIB. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
21. @PRODefNgp (3 September 2025). "Air Mshl AK Pan AVSM VSM assumed the appointment of SMSO, @MC_IAF on 01 Sep 25" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
22. "Air Vice Marshal PS Wadodkar new head of CAW". Hans INdia. September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.

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External links

1. राष्ट्रीय समर स्मारक / NATIONAL WAR MEMORIAL on X: "On assuming charge as DG (Adm), Air Mshl PCP Anand, VSM, paid solemn tribute at #AmarJawanJyoti—honouring the immortal courage of #fallenheroes. A silent salute to those who gave their today for our tomorrow. #LestWeForget. https://t.co/kIUpIZ9NwL" / X