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 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	[2]

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	[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		PVSM, 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		Tejinder Singh		PVSM, AVSM, VM	[7]
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Air Command		Jeetendra Mishra		SYSM, AVSM, VSM	[8]
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Training Command		Seethepalli Shrinivas		PVSM, AVSM, VSM	[9]
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Maintenance Command		Yalla Umesh		VSM	[10]
Chief of Integrated Defence Staff*		Ashutosh Dixit		PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM	[11]
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	[12]
Director General of Inspection and Flight Safety		Tejbir Singh		AVSM, VM	[13]
Air Officer in Charge of Administration		S Sivakumar		VSM	[14]
Air Officer in Charge of Personnel		Hardeep Bains		AVSM, VSM	[15]
Air Officer in Charge of Maintenance		Sanjiv Ghuratia		AVSM, VSM	[16]

Heads of Services and Directorates

Post	Rank	Name	Photo	Decorations	Reference
Director General of Air Operations	Air Marshal	George Thomas		AVSM, VM	[17]
Director General (Weapons Systems)		Rahul Bhasin		VM	[18]
Director General (Aircraft)		KAA Sanjeeb		AVSM, VSM
Director General of Medical Services (Air)		Sandeep Thareja		SM, VSM**
Director General (Administration)		PCP Anand		VSM	[19]

Air Officers of Tri-Services Commands

Post	Rank	Name	Photo	Decorations	Reference
Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations)	Air Marshal	Rakesh Sinha		AVSM	[20]
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	[21]
Senior Air Staff Officer Eastern Air Command		Inderpal Singh Walia		AVSM, VM	[22]
Senior Air Staff Officer Southern Air Command		Tarun Chaudhry		AVSM, VSM	[23]
Senior Air Staff Officer South Western Air Command
Senior Air Staff Officer Western Air Command		Jasveer Singh Maan		AVSM, VM	[24]
Senior Air Staff Officer Training Command		Samir Jayasinha Pendse		VM, VSM	[25]
Senior Maintenance Staff Officer Maintenance Command		Ajay Kumar Pan		AVSM, VSM	[26]

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	[27]
Commandant Air Force Academy		Praveen Keshav Vohra		UYSM, AVSM, VM
Commandant College of Air Warfare	Air Vice Marshal	Prasant Sarad Wadodkar			[28]

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. "AIR MARSHAL NAGESH KAPOOR SYSM PVSM AVSM VM TAKES OVER AS VICE CHIEF OF THE AIR STAFF, INDIAN AIR FORCE". Press Information Bureau. 1 January 2026.
4. "Air Marshal Balakrishnan is new AOC-in-C of Central Command". The Times of India. 2 May 2025. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 1 January 2026.
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 TEJINDER SINGH TAKES OVER AS AIR OFFICER COMMANDING-IN-CHIEF SOUTH WESTERN AIR COMMAND, INDIAN AIR FORCE". Press Information Bureau. 1 January 2026.
8. "Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra Assumes Command of IAF's Western Air Command" (Press release). PIB. 1 January 2025.
9. "AIR MARSHAL SEETHEPALLI SHRINIVAS TAKES OVER AS AIR OFFICER COMMANDING- IN-CHIEF TRAINING COMMAND, INDIAN AIR FORCE". PIB. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
10. "Air Marshal Yalla Umesh has taken charge as the 39th AOC-in-C of Maintenance Command". x.com (formerly twitter). 1 December 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
11. "Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit assumes charge as CISC". The Economic Times. 1 May 2025. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved 1 January 2026.
12. "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.
13. Air Marshal Tejbir Singh assumed the appointment of Director General (Inspection and Safety) [DG (I&S)] at Air HQ on 01 December 2025. Press Release:Press Information Bureau
14. "AIR MARSHAL S SIVAKUMAR VSM TAKES OVER AS AIR OFFICER-IN- CHARGE ADMINISTRATION (AOA)" (Press release). PIB. 1 July 2025.
15. "AIR MARSHAL HARDEEP BAINS, TAKES OVER AS AIR OFFICER-IN-CHARGE PERSONNEL, INDIAN AIR FORCE" (Press release). Press Information Bureau. 1 October 2025.
16. "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.
17. @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.
18. "On assuming the appointment of DG (WS), Air Marshal Rahul Bhasin, VM, paid homage to Bravehearts at Amar Jawan Jyoti". X (formerly twitter). 1 January 2026.
19. 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
20. "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.
21. @CAPS_INDIA (10 September 2025). "HQ CAC conducted Session II titled 'Impact of Emerging & Disruptive Technologies on Air Power" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
22. "Air Marshal Inderpal Walia assumes appointment as IAF EAC operations head". North East Now. 9 September 2024.
23. "Senior Air Staff Officer Appointments at Southern Air Command". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
24. "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.
25. @tracomiaf (1 December 2025). "Air Marshal Samir Jayasinha Pendse assumed the appointment of Senior Air Staff Officer (SASO), Training Command" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
26. @PRODefNgp (3 September 2025). "Air Mshl AK Pan AVSM VSM assumed the appointment of SMSO, @MC_IAF on 01 Sep 25" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
27. "Air Marshal Manish Kumar Gupta new Commandant of NDC". Ministry of Defence Facebook. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
28. "Air Vice Marshal PS Wadodkar new head of CAW". Hans INdia. September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.

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