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Here is the list of serving Air Marshals of the Indian Air Force.

Chief of Defence Staff

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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

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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

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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 PVSM, AVSM, VM [3]

Air Commanders (Commander-in-Chief grade)

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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[5] AVSM, VM, VSM [6]
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Southern Air Command
 Manish Khanna AVSM, VM [7]
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
South Western Air Command
 Nagesh Kapoor PVSM, AVSM, VM [4]
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Western Air Command
 Jeetendra Mishra AVSM, VSM [8]
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

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Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Deputy Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Awadhesh Kumar Bharti AVSM, VM [9]
Air Officer in Charge of Administration S SIVAKUMAR VSM [10]
Air Officer in Charge of Personnel Sunil Kashinath Vidhate AVSM, YSM, VM
Air Officer in Charge of Maintenance Ajay Kumar Arora Air Marshal Ajay Kumar Arora AVSM,VSM [11]

Heads of Services and Directorates

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Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Director General of Inspection and Flight Safety Air Marshal Makarand Ranade AVSM, VM [12]
Director General of Air Operations George Thomas AVSM, VM [13]
Director General (Weapons) Mehtab Singh Deswal VM [14]
Director General of Works and Ceremonial
Director General (Aircraft) Alok Singh VSM
Director General (Systems) Venkataramanan Rajasekhar AVSM
Director General of Medical Services (Air) Sandeep Thareja SM, VSM**
Director General (Administration) Rajesh Kumar Anand VSM [15]

Air Officers of Tri-Services Commands

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Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff
(Operations) 		Air Marshal Rakesh Sinha AVSM [16]
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

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Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Senior Air Staff Officer Central Air Command Air Marshal
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

Commandants of Training Institutions

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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 AVSM, VSM
Commandant College of Air Warfare Air Vice Marshal Prasant Sarad Wadodkar [21]

See also

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References

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  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. ^ a b c d "Armed forces up for major rejig as new Northern Army Commander, IAF Vice Chief appointed". New Indian Express. 1 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Service Record for Air Marshal Surat Singh 18563 F(P) at Bharat Rakshak.com". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Air Marshal Surat Singh assumes command of Eastern Air Command in Shillong". India Today. 1 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Air Marshal Khanna assumes charge as AOC-in-C of Southern Air Command". The Hindu. 1 June 2025.
  8. ^ (Press release). PIB. 1 January 2025 https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=2089242&reg=3&lang=1. {{cite press release}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "AIR MARSHAL S SIVAKUMAR VSM TAKES OVER AS AIR OFFICER-IN- CHARGE ADMINISTRATION (AOA)" (Press release). PIB. 1 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Air Marshal Ajay Kumar Arora assumed the appointment of Air Officer-in-Charge Maintenance at Air Headquarters on 01 Nov 24". x (formerly twitter). Indian Airforce. 1 November 2024.
  12. ^ "AIR MARSHAL MAKARAND RANADE TAKES OVER AS DIRECTOR GENERAL (INSPECTION AND SAFETY) AT AIR HQ" (Press release). PIB. 1 December 2023.
  13. ^ @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.
  14. ^ @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.
  15. ^ "Director General (Administration) Appointments at Air Head Quarters". Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  16. ^ "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.
  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. ^ "Air Vice Marshal PS Wadodkar new head of CAW". Hans INdia. September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
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