Air Officer Commanding (AOC) is a title given in the air forces of Commonwealth (and some other) nations to an air officer who holds a command appointment...
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The commanding officer (CO) or commander, or sometimes, if the incumbent is a general officer, commanding general (CG) or general officer commanding (GOC)...
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General officer commanding (GOC) is the usual title given in the armies of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth (and some other nations, such as Ireland)...
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receive the title Air Officer Commanding (AOC), whereas air officers holding commander-in-chief positions are titled as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C)...
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role of Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Air Forces in India was trifurcated into three positions: Air Marshal Commanding, Royal Indian Air Force Commander-in-Chief...
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rank of the Commanding Officer of Operational Command was upgraded from Air Commodore to Air Vice Marshal and later, to the rank of Air Marshal. In the...
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2023. "AIR MARSHAL NARMDESHWAR TIWARI TAKES OVER AS AIR OFFICER COMMANDING-IN-CHIEF SOUTH WESTERN AIR COMMAND" (Press release). PIB. 1 May 2023. "AIR MARSHAL...
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Commanding-in-Chief Central Air Command Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Air Command Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Air Command Air Officer...
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psc, Air Officer Commanding, AOC BAF Base Kurmitola (Dhaka) Air Vice Marshal M Khairul Afsar, GUP, ndc, afwc, psc, GD(P) - No 18 GD(P) Air Officer Commanding...
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Amar Preet Singh (category Indian Air Force air marshals)
of the Air Staff. He was previously serving as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Central Air Command, prior to that he served as the Senior Air Staff...
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Pankaj Mohan Sinha (category Indian Air Force air marshals)
Air Marshal Pankaj Mohan Sinha, PVSM, AVSM, VSM is an officer in the Indian Air Force. Currently, he is serving as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief...
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Ashutosh Dixit (category Indian Air Force air marshals)
Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, AVSM, VM, VSM is a serving officer of the Indian Air Force. He is currently serving as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief...
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Ravi Gopal Krishana Kapoor (category Indian Air Force air marshals)
Air Marshal Ravi Gopal Krishana Kapoor, PVSM, AVSM, VM is a retired officer of the Indian Air Force. He is served as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief...
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Balakrishnan Manikantan (category Indian Air Force air marshals)
Air Marshal Balakrishnan Manikantan, AVSM, VM is an officer of the Indian Air Force. He is currently serving as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C)...
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Ranjan Dutt (category Indian Air Force officers)
officer of the Indian Air Force. He last served as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Air Command. Prior to that, he was the managing director...
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The Eastern Air Command is one of the five operational commands of the Indian Air Force. Currently headquartered in Shillong in Meghalaya. Named No. 1...
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Narmdeshwar Tiwari (category Indian Air Force air marshals)
Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari, AVSM, VM is an officer of the Indian Air Force. He is currently serving as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C)...
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of the Air Staff, succeeding Vivek Ram Chaudhari. Previously, he served as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), South Western Air Command...
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five Indian pilots. The Indian pilots were led by RAF Commanding officer Flight Lieutenant (later Air Vice Marshal) Cecil Bouchier. The first five pilots...
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The Central Air Command is one of the five operational commands of the Indian Air Force. It is currently headquartered in Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh....
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The officer commanding (OC), also known as the officer in command or officer in charge (OiC), is the commander of a sub-unit or minor unit (smaller than...
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Vivek Ram Chaudhari (category Indian Air Force air marshals)
Air Staff. He earlier served as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Air Command and as the Deputy Chief of Air Staff. He was born to Rambhau Ganapat...
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No. 22 Group RAF (redirect from Air Officer Commanding Training Group)
May 2023[update], No. 22 Group is led by Air Vice-Marshal Ian Townsend, who is Chief of Staff Training RAF and Air Officer Commanding No. 22 Group. Townsend is responsible...
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VSM is a retired officer of the Indian Air Force. He served as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), South Western Air Command. He took over...
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Richard John Duckworth (category Indian Air Force air marshals)
Air Marshal Richard John Duckworth, AVSM, VSM is a retired officer of the Indian Air Force. He served as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C)...
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Commandant Air Cadets also held the role of Air Officer Commanding Air Cadets, the appointment then passing to the Air Officer Commanding Training Group...
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2020 it was announced that he would be appointed to the post of Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group with effect from March 2020. On 22 November 2021, Marshall...
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distinguish between the positions of Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS), Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) and other three-star designated positions;...
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Liberation War, and consisted of revolting Bengali officers and airmen who defected from the Pakistan Air Force at Dimapur Airport in the Indian state of...
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Sujeet Pushpakar Dharkar (category Indian Air Force air marshals)
took over as Air Officer Commanding of Air Force Station, Bidar. After being promoted to the rank of Air Vice Marshal, he served as Air Defence Commander...
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