Anil Khosla
| Air Marshal Anil Khosla PVSM, AVSM, VM | |
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| Born | April 9, 1959 |
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| Years of service | December 1979 - Current |
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Vice Chief of the Air Staff Eastern Air Command |
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| Spouse(s) | Deepshikha |
Air Marshal Anil Khosla, PVSM, AVSM, VM is the Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS) of the Indian Air Force. He assumed the office from Air Marshal Shirish Baban Deo on 1 October 2018.[1][2]
Early life and education
Khosla is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Pune and National Defence College, New Delhi. He is a post-graduate from Defense Service Staff College, Wellington and has two MPhil degrees in military studies. He also attended a higher command course at the Army War College, Mhow and was awarded the Commandants medal. In addition, he attended a senior defence management course at College of Defence Management, Secunderabad.[3]
Career
Khosla was commissioned into the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force in December 1979. He has clocked over 4000 hours of flying on different aircraft like SEPECAT Jaguar, MiG-21 and HAL Kiran. He has experience in both ground attack and air defence roles and specializes in maritime role. He is also an A2 category flying instructor and a fighter strike leader.[3]
He has commanded a SEPECAT Jaguar squadron assigned to a maritime role and two IAF frontline bases, Jaisalmer AFS and Ambala AFS. He has held other key posts as well including, Principal Director at Directorate of Information and Electronic Warfare; Director in Personnel branch; Joint Director at Directorate of Concept Studies; Air Officer Commanding HQ Maritime Air Operations; Air Officer Commanding J&K Area; Senior Air Staff Officer (SASO), Central Air Command; Director General Air (Operations), Air HQ and Director General (Inspection & Safety), Air HQ and Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Eastern Air Command (1 January 2017 - 30 September 2018). [3][4][5][6][7]
Awards and medals
Khosla has been awarded several medals: the AOC-in-C commendation as flying cadet, CAS commendation, the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, the Vayu Sena Medal[3] and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal (2018). [8]
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Personal life
Khosla is married to Mrs Deepshikha Khosla and has two sons. He is interested in golf, billiards and puzzle solving.[3]
References
- ↑ India, Press Trust of (2018-09-28). "Air Marshal Anil Khosla to take charge as Vice Chief of Air Force on Monday". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
- ↑ "Air Marshal Anil Khosla PVSM AVSM VM took over as Vice Chief of Air Staff". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Air Marshal Anil khosla AVSM VM takes over as AOC-in-C Eastern Air command, IAF". pib.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
- ↑ "Air Marshal Anil Khosla takes over as Director General Air Operations | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. 2015-01-13. Archived from the original on 2015-10-08. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
- ↑ "Air Marshal Anil Khosla takes over as senior air staff officer of Central Air command - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2015-08-17. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
- ↑ "EASTERN AIR COMMAND". indianairforce.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
- ↑ Delhi (2017-01-01). "Air Marshal Anil khosla AVSM VM takes over as AOC-in-C Eastern Air command, IAF". Business Standard India. Archived from the original on 2017-01-01. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
- ↑ "390 Republic Day Gallantry and Other Defence Decorations Announced".
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| Preceded by Shirish Baban Deo |
Vice Chief of Air Staff 1 October 2018 - Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Chandrashekharan Hari Kumar |
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Air Command 1 January 2017 - 30 September 2018 |
Succeeded by Raghunath Nambiar |
