Chandrashekharan Hari Kumar
| Air Marshal Chandrashekharan Hari Kumar PVSM, AVSM, VSM, VM | |
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 Air Marshal C. Harikumar, takes over as the Air Officer Commanding in Chief, Western Air Command, in New Delhi on 1 January 2017 | |
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| Years of service | 14 December 1979 - Current |
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| Spouse(s) | Devika |
Air Marshal Chandrashekharan Hari Kumar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, VM is Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Western Air Command of the Indian Air Force and assumed the office on 1 January 2017 from Air Marshal Shirish Baban Deo.[1][2][3]
Early life and education
Kumar is an alumnus of Rashtriya Indian Military College, Defense Service Staff College, Wellington and National Defense College, New Delhi.[1]
Career
Kumar was commissioned into the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force on 14 December 1979.[4] He has clocked over 3300 hours of flying and is a qualified flying instructor. He held several key operational and administrative appointments at various stages of his service including Fighter Combat Leader of a MiG-21 squadron; Commander of a front line fighter base; Ops-1A; Air-I at HQ WAC; Deputy Director Air Staff Inspection; Director Operations (Joint Planning); Assistant Chief of the Air Staff Operations (Offensive) at Air HQ; Senior Air Staff Officer (SASO) at HQ South Western Air Command; instructor at Fighter Training Wing (FTW), Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment (TACDE) and College of Air Warfare (CAW). He was the AOC-in-C Eastern Air Command prior to his appointment as AOC-in-C Western Air Command.[1][4]
Awards and medals
Kumar has been awarded several medals: the Param Vishisht Seva Medal (January 2018), the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (January 2016), the Vishisht Seva Medal (January 2015), the Vayu Sena Medal (January 2011) and the CAS commendation (October 1997).[1][5]
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Personal life
Kumar is married to Mrs. Devika and they have two sons. He enjoys travelling and reading.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Press Information Bureau". Archived from the original on 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
- ↑ "Air Marshal C. Hari Kumar To Take Charge Of Western Air Command". Huffington Post India. Archived from the original on 2017-01-01. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
- ↑ "WESTERN AIR COMMAND". indianairforce.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2017-03-27. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
- 1 2 "Hari Kumar new Eastern Air Command chief - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
- ↑ "Press Information Bureau". www.pib.nic.in. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
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| Preceded by Shirish Baban Deo |
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Air Command 1 January 2017 - Current |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Shirish Baban Deo |
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Air Command 1 September 2015 - 31 December 2016 |
Succeeded by Anil Khosla |
