Shyam Bihari Prasad Sinha

Air Marshal
Shyam Bihari Prasad Sinha
PVSM, AVSM, VM
Allegiance  India
Service/branch  Indian Air Force
Years of service 15 June 1980 - Current
Rank Air Marshal
Service number 16053
Commands held Central Air Command
Deputy Chief of Air Staff
Awards Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Vayu Sena Medal
Spouse(s) Alpana Sinha

Air Marshal Shyam Bihari Prasad Sinha, PVSM, AVSM, VM is Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Central Air Command of the Indian Air Force and assumed the office on 1 January 2016 from Air Marshal Kulwant Singh Gill.[1][2][3][4]

Early life and education

Sinha is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Pune and Defence Services Staff College, Wellington. He has also taken the Operational Electronic Warfare course in France and the Executive course on Security Studies in United States.[1][5]

Career

Sinha was commissioned into the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force on 15 June 1980. He has clocked over 3700 hours of flying and has experience on many different types of fighters. He held several key operational and administrative appointments at various stages of his service including the Commanding Officer of a MiG-21 Squadron; Commandant of Electronic Warfare Range; Team Leader of AWACS Project Team in Israel; Air Officer Commanding of a front line Su-30 MKI Base; Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Plans); Principal Director Plans, Principal Director C4ISR; Principal Director Acquisitions; Deputy Director of Operations (Electronic Warfare); Chief Flying Instructor of Basic Flying Training School; Air Force Examiner in Aircrew Examining Board and the Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (30 April 2014 - 31 December 2015). He is a Category A Flying Instructor, Instrument Rating Instructor and Examiner. He is also the Commodore Commandant of No. 7 Squadron [1][5][6][7][8]

Awards and medals

During 37 years of his career, he has been awarded several medals: two Presidential medals, the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (January 2011), the Vayu Sena Medal.[9][5] and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal (January 2018). [10]
Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Vayu Sena Medal
General Service Medal - Naga Hills Service
Samanya Seva Medal
Special Service Medal
Operation Parakram Medal
Sainya Seva Medal
High Altitude Service Medal
Videsh Seva Medal
50th Anniversary of Independence Medal
30 Years Long Service Medal
20 Years Long Service Medal
9 Years Long Service Medal

Personal life

He is married to Alpana Sinha and they have a son. His brother B B P Sinha was also an Air Marshal in the Indian Air Force.[5][1][11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Air Marshal Sinha to be CAC chief - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  2. ↑ "CENTRAL AIR COMMAND". indianairforce.nic.in. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  3. ↑ "UPCM dedicates MiG 21 to the youth of Lucknow - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  4. ↑ "IAF chief to inaugurate Station Commanders' Conference - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Press Information Bureau". Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  6. ↑ "Press Information Bureau". Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  7. ↑ "Press Information Bureau". Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  8. ↑ "» Air Marshal SBP Sinha". www.spsmilitaryyearbook.com. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  9. ↑ "Press Information Bureau". Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  10. ↑ "390 Republic Day Gallantry and Other Defence Decorations Announced".
  11. ↑ "Press Information Bureau". Retrieved 2017-10-12.
Military offices
Preceded by
Kulwant Singh Gill		 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Air Command
1 January 2016 - Current		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
 Deputy Chief of Air Staff
30 April 2014 - 31 December 2015		 Succeeded by
Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria
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