Seethepalli Shrinivas

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Air Marshal
Seethepalli Shrinivas
AVSM VSM
Air Marshal S Shrinivas AVSM, VSM.jpg
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Training Command
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 January 2026
Service number 18787
Awards

Air Marshal Seethepalli Shrinivas, PVSM, AVSM, VSM is a serving officer of the Indian Air Force. He is currently serving as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Training Command. [1] He was previously serving as the Senior Air Staff Officer, South Western Air Command, [2] prior to that he was the Commandant, Air Force Academy. [3]

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Early life and education

The Air officer is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla and the Air Force Academy, Dundigal. He is also an alumnus of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, the College of Defence Management, Secunderabad and the National Defence College, New Delhi. He holds a degree in Master of Philosophy in Defence and Strategic Studies, Master of Management Studies and Master of Science in Defence and Strategic Studies. [4]

Military career

He was commissioned into the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force on 13 June 1987 from the Air Force Academy. In a career spanning over 38 years, he has more than 4200 hours of flying experience across various fighter jets and has held numerous staff & instructional appointments. He is a highly experienced fighter pilot, qualified flying instructor and a fighter combat leader who has flown extensively on the MiG-21, Iskra, Kiran, PC-7 Mk Il, HPT-32, Microlite and also qualified as a 2nd pilot on the Chetak / Cheetah helicopter besides being a categorised Operations Officer on the Pechora missile system. [1] He is a Category A qualified flying instructor, his instructional appointments include being the Directing Staff at College of Air Warfare, [5] Chief Instructor Flying at Air Force Academy. [6] He served as the Commanding Officer of Basic Flying Training School as a Wing Commander [7] and later as the Commanding Officer of the Flying Instructors School as a Group Captain. [8]

As an Air Commodore, he served as the Commandant of Institute of Aerospace Safety, [9] as the Air Officer Commanding, AFS Tambaram [10] and later as the Air Officer Commanding, 5 Forward Base Support Unit. [11]

As an Air Vice Marshal, he served as the Air Officer Commanding, Advance HQ Western Air Command [12] and as the Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Personnel Officers at the Air Headquarters, New Delhi. [13]

After being promoted to the rank of Air Marshal, on 1 September 2023 he took over as the Commandant of Air Force Academy, Dundigal. [14] Later on 1 June 2025 he assumed the appointment of Senior Air Staff Officer, South Western Air Command. [2] On 1 January 2026, Air Marshal Seethepalli Shrinivas took over as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Training Command succeeding Air Marshal Tejinder Singh who moved to South Western Air Command as Air Commander. [15] [16]

Awards and decorations

Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg
Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg IND Samanya Seva medal.svg IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg 75yearmedal.svg
IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg
Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Vishisht Seva Medal Samanya Seva Medal Sainya Seva Medal 75th Anniversary of Independence Medal
50th Independence Anniversary Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal

Date of ranks

InsigniaRankComponentDate of rank
Indian IAF OF-1a.svg Pilot Officer Indian Air Force13 June 1987 [17]
Indian IAF OF-1b.svg Flying Officer Indian Air Force13 June 1988 [17]
Indian IAF OF-2.svg Flight Lieutenant Indian Air Force13 June 1992 [17]
Indian IAF OF-3.svg Squadron Leader Indian Air Force13 June 1998 [17]
Indian IAF OF-4.svg Wing Commander Indian Air Force11 May 2004 [17]
Indian IAF OF-5.svg Group Captain Indian Air Force1 September 2009 [17]
Indian IAF OF-6.svg Air Commodore Indian Air Force1 July 2014 [17]
Indian IAF OF-7.svg Air Vice Marshal Indian Air Force1 October 2020 [17]
Indian IAF OF-8.svg Air Marshal Indian Air Force1 September 2023 (AOC-in-C from 1 January 2026) [17]

References

  1. 1 2 "AIR MARSHAL SEETHEPALLI SHRINIVAS TAKES OVER AS AIR OFFICER COMMANDING- IN-CHIEF TRAINING COMMAND, INDIAN AIR FORCE". PIB. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-01.
  2. 1 2 "Senior Air Staff Officer Appointments at South Western Air Command". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  3. ↑ "Air Marshal S Shrinivas takes over as AFA Commandant". The Hindu. 2023-09-01. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  4. ↑ Agency, India Strategic Staff/ (2026-01-01). "Air Marshal Seethepalli Shrinivas takes over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Training Command, Indian Air Force". India Strategic. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
  5. ↑ "Directing Staff Appointments at College of Air Warfare". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
  6. ↑ "Chief Instructor (Flying) Appointments at Air Force Academy". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
  7. ↑ "Commanding Officers Basic Flying Training School, Indian Air Force". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
  8. ↑ "Commanding Officers Flying Instructors School, Indian Air Force". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
  9. ↑ "Commanding Officers Institute of Aerospace Safety, Indian Air Force". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
  10. ↑ "Air Officer Commanding, AFS Tambaram". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
  11. ↑ "Air Officer Commanding, 5 Forward Base Support Unit". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
  12. ↑ "AOC Advance HQ, Western Air Command (Raj), Indian Air Force". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
  13. ↑ "Dte:Personnel Officers, Air HQ, Indian Air Force - Database". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
  14. ↑ Phaniharan (2023-09-01). "Air Marshal S Shrinivas takes over as the new commandant of Air Force Academy". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
  15. ↑ "Air Marshal Seethepalli Shrinivas assumes charge as AOC-in-C of IAF Training Command". The Hindu. 2026-01-01. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  16. ↑ "Air Marshal Seethepalli Shrinivas takes charge as AOC-in-C, Training Command". The Times of India. 2026-01-01. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2026-01-06.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Air Marshal Seethepalli Shrinivas, 18787 F(P) Service Record". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
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