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MEn at the helm<br />
Men of vision at the helm of affairs have been instrumental in shaping the destiny<br />
of this great institution.Their charismatic leadership has shaped the course of<br />
history and paved the way for events unborn. We salute the Commandants who<br />
have nurtured and preserved this great institution from inception and carried it<br />
from strength to strength. In this spread are their portraits along with the dates<br />
of taking over the baton.<br />
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Rear Admiral<br />
R P Sawhney<br />
01 July, 1982<br />
Lieutenant General<br />
Sami Khan, PVSM, SM<br />
16 August, 1985<br />
Lieutenant General<br />
K L K Singh<br />
12 December, 1986<br />
Air Marshal<br />
D S Sabhikhi<br />
29 June, 1988<br />
Vice Admiral<br />
Inderjit Bedi, AVSM<br />
01 September, 1991<br />
Lieutenant General<br />
S K Jetley, AVSM, SM<br />
12 October, 1993<br />
Air Marshal<br />
A S Sethi<br />
25 March, 1995<br />
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Major General<br />
Thakur Mahadeo Singh,<br />
DSO<br />
01 January, 1949<br />
Major General<br />
K S Thimayya<br />
13 March, 1950<br />
Major General<br />
M S Wadalia<br />
16 June, 1951<br />
Major General<br />
E Habibullah<br />
07 January, 1953<br />
Rear Admiral<br />
B A Samson<br />
27 December, 1958<br />
Air Vice Marshal<br />
K L Sondhi<br />
06 January, 1963<br />
Major General<br />
R Bakshi, MC<br />
26 September, 1963<br />
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Air Marshal<br />
Jagbir Singh Rai,<br />
VM & BAR<br />
01 February, 1996<br />
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Vice Admiral<br />
Arun Prakash,<br />
AVSM, Vr C, VSM<br />
31 July, 1997<br />
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Lieutenant General<br />
S B S Kochar,<br />
PVSM, AVSM<br />
13 April, 1999<br />
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Air Marshal<br />
A K Trikha, AVSM, VSM<br />
01 April, 2001<br />
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Vice Admiral<br />
S C S Bangara,<br />
PVSM, AVSM<br />
31 December, 2002<br />
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Lieutenant General<br />
A K Chopra,<br />
PVSM, AVSM<br />
04 August, 2004<br />
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Air Marshal<br />
T S Randhawa, VM<br />
01 December, 2006<br />
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Air Vice Marshal<br />
S N Goyal, MBE<br />
09 August, 1966<br />
Rear Admiral<br />
R N Batra<br />
19 June, 1968<br />
Major General<br />
S D Gupta, PVSM<br />
16 October, 1970<br />
Air Vice Marshal<br />
M B Naik<br />
03 January, 1973<br />
Rear Admiral<br />
M P Awati, Vr C<br />
08 March, 1976<br />
Major General<br />
R K Jasbir Singh<br />
22 July, 1977<br />
Air Marshal<br />
M J Dotiwala<br />
09 July, 1979<br />
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Vice Admiral<br />
R K Dhowan,<br />
AVSM, YSM<br />
31 December, 2008<br />
Vice Admiral<br />
Satish Soni,<br />
AVSM, NM<br />
22 November, 2009<br />
Lieutenant General<br />
Jatinder Singh,<br />
AVSM**, SM<br />
01 January, 2011<br />
Lieutenant General<br />
Ashok Singh,<br />
AVSM, SM, VSM<br />
07 August, 2012<br />
Air Marshal<br />
K S Gill,<br />
AVSM, YSM, VM<br />
01 January, 2013<br />
Air Marshal<br />
R K S Bhadauria,<br />
AVSM, VM<br />
01 August, 2014<br />
Vice Admiral<br />
G Ashok Kumar,<br />
AVSM, VSM<br />
01 April, 2015
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