Vice Chief of the Air Staff (India)
The Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS) a PSO (Principal Staff Officer) at Air Headquarters at New Delhi, who is second in command of the Indian Air Force. He is responsible for operation and flying related tasks. The post of Vice Chief of Air Staff is equivalent in status to Commander-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) of an Indian Air Force Command. [1] As of October 2018, the post was held by Air Marshal Anil Khosla .[2] He succeeded Air Marshal Shirish Baban Deo as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS), after his retirement on 30 September 2018. As Vice Chief, Air Marshal Anil Khosla will directly be in charge of IAF’s ongoing capability build-up and visualizing its future technology requirements.
List of Vice Chiefs
| Name | From | To | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Anil Kumar Browne | 31 July 2011 | ||
| Arup Raha | 1 July 2013 | 31 December 2013 | |
| Ravi Kant Sharma | 31 December 2013 | 30 May 2015 | |
| Birender Singh Dhanoa | 31 May 2015 | 31 December 2016 | |
| Shirish Baban Deo | 31 December 2016 | 30 September 2018 | |
| Anil Khosla | 1 October 2018 | Incumbent | [3] |
References
- ↑ http://www.indiastrategic.in/
- ↑ "Air Marshal BS Dhanoa takes charge as Vice Chief of Air Staff". zeenews. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ↑ 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.
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