Raghunath Nambiar
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| Years of service | June 1981 - Present |
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| Commands held | Eastern Air Command |
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| Spouse(s) | Luxmi |
Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar, AVSM, VM (Bar) is the Air Officer Commanding in Chief of (AOC-in-C), Eastern Air Command of the Indian Air Force. He assumed office on 1 October 2018 following Air Marshal Anil Khosla's elevation to the post of Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS).[1] [2][3][4]
Early life and education
Nambiar is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy.[1]
Career
Nambiar was commissioned into the fighter stream in June 1981. He has clocked over 5,100 hours of flying experience among which 2,300 hours were on Mirage 2000 and has flown 42 different types of aircarft. He is an experimental test pilot, is a member of Society of Experimental Test Pilots and was a test pilot for the HAL Tejas project.[1]
He has commanded the oldest squadron in the Indian Air Force, the No. 1 Squadron, and flew over 25 operational missions in a Mirage 2000 during the Kargil war. He has held other command positions including Air Officer Commanding AFS Jamnagar; Air Defence Commander of Western Air Command and Deputy Chief of the Air Staff. He has held numerous staff appointments including Director of Space Applications at Air HQ; Chief Operations Officer of AFS Gwalior; Principle Director of Offensive Operations at Air HQ; Senior Air Staff Officer (SASO) of Southern Air Command; and Commandant of Aircraft System Testing Establishment (ASTE). He was also a former pilot and the commanding officer of the flight test squadron at ASTE. He was also posted at the Indian embassy in Israel as a defense attaché.[1]
During his career, he has been awarded with numerous awards and decorations including two Vayu Sena Medals, one for Gallantry during the Kargil Operations and for flight testing the HAL Tejas (2002), the Ati Vishist Seva Medal (2015) and commendations from the Chief of Air Staff (1991) and C-in-C of Strategic Force Command (2005).[5]
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Personal life
Nambiar is married to Luxmi Nambiar who is the President of Air Force Wives Welfare Association (Regional).[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar AVSM VM & BAR takes over Command as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Air Command". pib.nic.in.
- ↑ "Anil Khosla takes over as Vice Chief of Indian Air Force".
- ↑ India, Press Trust of (2018-10-01). "Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar takes over as AOC-in-C of EAC:". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
- ↑ "Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar New Chief of Eastern Air Command - The Sentinel". The Sentinel. 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
- ↑ "President Confers Gallantry and Distinguished Service Awards". pib.nic.in.
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| Preceded by Anil Khosla |
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Air Command 1 October 2018 - Present |
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