Yalla Umesh

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Air Marshal
Yalla Umesh
VSM
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Maintenance Command
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 December 2025
Service number 20233 AE(M)
Awards

Air Marshal Yalla Umesh, VSM is a serving air officer of the Indian Air Force. He is currently serving as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Maintenance Command. [1] He previously served as Director General (Aircraft). [2]

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Early life and education

The air officer is an alumnus of the College of Defence Management and the National Defence College, New Delhi. He holds a Doctorate in Management, Post Graduate degrees in Industrial Engineering and Management, and a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Military career

He was commissioned into the Aeronautical Engineering (Mechanical) Branch of the Indian Air Force on 4 September 1989. [3] He is a 'Category A' aeronautical engineer and has held diverse engineering and leadership appointments across major combat, transport and specialist fleets of the Indian Air Force. During his distinguished service, he has held several key appointments, which include assistant chief of the Air Staff Engineering, air commodore engineering (transport), air officer commanding of a guided weapon base repair depot and chief engineering officer at a UN-operated airfield in DR Congo.

On getting promoted to the rank of air marshal, he assumed the appointment as the director general (aircraft) at the Air Headquarters on 1 November 2024. A year later on 1 December 2025, he took over as the air officer commanding-in-chief, Maintenance Command succeeding Air Marshal Vijay Kumar Garg, who superannuated on 30 November 2025. [4]

Awards and decorations

For his distinguished service, he was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal in 2022. [5]

Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg IND Operation Vijay medal.svg IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg
IND High Altitude Medal Ribbon.svg IND Videsh 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 UN MONUC Medal ribbon.svg
Vishisht Seva Medal Special Service Medal Operation Vijay Medal Sainya Seva Medal
High Altitude Medal Videsh Seva Medal 75th Independence Anniversary Medal 50th Independence Anniversary Medal
30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal MONUSCO

Dates of ranks

InsigniaRankComponentDate of rank
Indian IAF OF-1a.svg Pilot Officer Indian Air Force4 September 1989 [3]
Indian IAF OF-1b.svg Flying Officer Indian Air Force4 September 1990 [3]
Indian IAF OF-2.svg Flight Lieutenant Indian Air Force4 September 1994 [3]
Indian IAF OF-3.svg Squadron Leader Indian Air Force4 September 2000 [3]
Indian IAF OF-4.svg Wing Commander Indian Air Force16 December 2004 [3]
Indian IAF OF-5.svg Group Captain Indian Air Force1 April 2012 [3]
Indian IAF OF-6.svg Air Commodore Indian Air Force1 July 2020 [3]
Indian IAF OF-7.svg Air Vice Marshal Indian Air Force11 May 2023 [3]
Indian IAF OF-8.svg Air Marshal Indian Air Force1 November 2024(AOC-in-C from 1 December 2025) [3]

References

  1. ↑ "AIR MARSHAL YALLA UMESH ASSUMES CHARGE OF IAF'S MAINTENANCE COMMAND". PIB. 1 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  2. ↑ Agency, India Strategic Staff/ (1 December 2025). "Air Marshal Yalla Umesh assumes charge of IAF's Maintenance Command". India Strategic. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Service Record for Air Marshal Umesh Yalla 20233 AE(M) at Bharat Rakshak.com". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Air Marshal Yalla takes charge as AOC-IC of Maintenance Command". The Times of India. 2 December 2025. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "President approves 384 Gallantry Awards and other defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel on Republic Day". PIB Delhi. 25 January 2022.
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