Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria
| Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria PVSM, AVSM, VM | |
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| Years of service | 15 June 1980 - Current |
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| Service number | 16026 |
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Training Command Southern Air Command Deputy Chief of Air Staff |
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| Spouse(s) | Asha Bhadauria |
Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria, PVSM, AVSM, VM is Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Training Command of the Indian Air Force and assumed office on 1 August 2018 after retirement of Air Marshal S R K Nair.[1][2]
Early life and education
Bhadauria is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Pune and holds a Masters in Defence studies from Command and Staff College, Bangladesh.[3]
Career
Bhadauria was commissioned into the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force on 15 June 1980 with the Sword of Honour. He has clocked over 4250 hours of flying and has experience on 26 different types of fighters. He held several key operational and administrative appointments at various stages of his service including Commander of a Jaguar Squadron at a front line base in South-Western sector; Commanding Officer of Flight Test Squadron at Aircraft and System Testing Establishment; Chief Test Pilot and Project Director of National Flight Test Centre on the Tejas LCA project; Air Attache in Moscow; Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Projects); Commandant of the National Defence Academy; Senior Air Staff Officer at Central Air Command and Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (1 January 2016 - 28 February 2017). He is also an experimental Test Pilot, a Category A qualified Flying Instructor and a Pilot Attack Instructor.[4][5][6]
Bhadauria served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Southern Air Command from 1 March 2017, succeeding Air Marshal S Neelakantan, to 1 August 2018.[4][3][7][8]
Awards and medals
During 36 years of his career, Bhadauria has been awarded several medals: the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (January 2013), the Vayu Sena Medal (January 2002).[4][9] and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal (January 2018).[10]
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Personal life
He is married to Asha Bhadauria and they have two children.[3]
References
- ↑ "New chief of IAF Training Command". 3 August 2018.
- ↑ "IAF training chief SRK Nair retires". 31 July 2018.
- 1 2 3 "New Southern Air Command chief takes charge". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- 1 2 3 "Dy Chief of IAF Bhadauria new AOC-in-Chief of Southern Command | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. 2017-02-27. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ↑ "Air Marshal R K Singh Bhadauria takes over as Deputy Chief of Air Staff". The Economic Times. 2016. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ↑ "Press Information Bureau". Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ↑ "SOUTHERN AIR COMMAND". indianairforce.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2018-03-26. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ↑ Reporter, Staff; Reporter, Staff (2017-10-09). "Shower of warmth at Kovind's maiden visit". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ↑ "Press Information Bureau". Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ↑ "390 Republic Day Gallantry and Other Defence Decorations Announced".
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by S R K Nair |
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Training Command 3 August 2018 - Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by S. Neelakantan |
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Air Command 1 March 2017 - 1 August 2018 |
Succeeded by Balakrishnan Suresh |
| Preceded by Shyam Bihari Prasad Sinha |
Deputy Chief of Air Staff 1 January 2016 - 28 February 2017 |
Succeeded by Raghunath Nambiar |
