Air Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa to take over as IAF chief on Dec 31
Air Marshal BS Dhanoa will be the 25th Chief of the IAF since independence.
The appointment was formally announced on Dec 17.
Air Marshal BS Dhanoa took over as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS) on June 1, 2015.
He was commissioned in the IAF in June 1978 as a fighter pilot. He is an alumnus of Rashtriya Indian Military College, the National Defence Academy and the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington.
The Air Marshal has mainly flown the Kiran and MiG-21 aircraft with flying experience across the entire spectrum of fighter aircraft from the Jaguar to the state of the art MiG-29 & Su-30 MKI, with an immaculate record of flight safety throughout his distinguished career as a field commander.
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