List of serving marshals of the Indian Air Force
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This is a list of serving marshals of the Indian Air Force.
Chief of Defence Staff
| Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief of Defence Staff (also Secretary, Department of Military Affairs)* |
Air Chief Marshal | Presently tenanted by an  Indian Army Officer |
[1] |
*Rotational appointment among the Indian Armed Forces.
Chief of the Air Staff
The Chief of the Air Staff is the only serving Four Star Air Officer in the Indian Air Force.
| Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief of the Air Staff | Air Chief Marshal | Amar Preet Singh |  |
PVSM, AVSM | [2] |
Vice Chief of the Air Staff
| Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vice Chief of the Air Staff | Air Marshal | Ashutosh Dixit |  |
PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM | [3] |
Air Commanders (Commander-in-Chief grade)
| Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Central Air Command |
Air Marshal | Tarun Chaudhry |  |
AVSM, VSM | [4] |
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Air Command |
Inderpal Singh Walia |  |
AVSM, VM | [5] | |
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Air Command |
Jasvir Singh Mann |  |
AVSM, VM | [6] | |
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief South Western Air Command |
P. V. Shivanand |  |
AVSM, VM | [7] | |
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Air Command |
George Thomas |  |
AVSM, VM | [8] | |
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Training Command |
Seethepalli Shrinivas |  |
PVSM, AVSM, VSM | [9] | |
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Maintenance Command |
Yalla Umesh |  |
VSM | [10] | |
| Chief of Integrated Defence Staff** | Tejinder Singh |  |
PVSM, AVSM, VM | [11] | |
| Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command** | Presently tenanted by an  Indian Navy officer | ||||
| Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command** | Presently tenanted by an Indian Army officer | ||||
| Director General Armed Forces Medical Services** | Presently tenanted by an Indian Navy officer | ||||
**Rotational Command among the Indian Armed Forces.
Principal Staff Officers at Air Headquarters
| Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy Chief of the Air Staff | Air Marshal | Awadhesh Kumar Bharti | SYSM, AVSM, VM | [12] | |
| Air Officer in Charge Personnel |
Hardeep Bains |  |
AVSM, VSM | [13] | |
| Air Officer in Charge Administration |
S Sivakumar | VSM | [14] | ||
| Air Officer in Charge Maintenance |
Sanjiv Ghuratia | AVSM, VSM | [15] | ||
| Director General Inspection and Safety | Tejbir Singh |  |
AVSM, VM | [16] |
Air Officers of Tri-Services Commands
| Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations) |
Air Marshal | Presently tenanted by an Indian Army officer | |||
| Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Policy Planning & Force Development) |
Praveen Keshav Vohra |  |
UYSM, AVSM, VM | [17] | |
| Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Doctrine, Organization & Training) |
Presently tenanted by an Indian Navy Officer | ||||
| Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Medical) |
Presently tenanted by an Indian Navy Officer | ||||
| Director General DIA & Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Intelligence) |
Presently tenanted by an Indian Army officer | ||||
| Additional Secretary, Department of Military Affairs | Presently tenanted by an Indian Navy Officer | ||||
| Director General (Organisation & Personnel) Armed Forces Medical Services |
Presently tenanted by an Indian Navy Officer | ||||
| Director General Hospital Services Armed Forces Medical Services |
Presently tenanted by an Indian Navy Officer | ||||
Heads of Services and Directorates
| Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director General Air Operations | Air Marshal | Joseph Suares | YSM, VM | ||
| Director General (Weapons Systems) | Premkumar Krishnaswamy | VM, VSM | [18] | ||
| Director General (Aircraft) | KAA Sanjeeb | AVSM, VSM | |||
| Director General Medical Services (Air) | Sandeep Thareja |  |
SM, VSM** | [19] | |
| Director General (Administration) | PCP Anand | VSM | [20] |
Senior Staff Officers of Air Commands
| Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Air Staff Officer Central Air Command | Air Marshal | ||||
| Senior Air Staff Officer Eastern Air Command | Devendra P Hirani | YSM, VSM | [21] | ||
| Senior Air Staff Officer Southern Air Command | |||||
| Senior Air Staff Officer South Western Air Command | Mehtab Singh Deswal | AVSM, VM | [22] | ||
| Senior Air Staff Officer Western Air Command | |||||
| Senior Air Staff Officer Training Command | Samir Jayasinha Pendse |  |
VM, VSM | [23] | |
| Senior Maintenance Staff Officer Maintenance Command | Ajay Kumar Pan |  |
AVSM, VSM | [24] |
Commandants of Training Institutions
| Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commandant National Defence Academy | Air Marshal | Presently tenanted by an Indian Navy Officer | |||
| Commandant Air Force Academy | Rahul Bhasin | VM | [25] | ||
| Commandant National Defence College | Manish Kumar Gupta | AVSM | [26] | ||
| Commandant College of Air Warfare | Air Vice Marshal | ||||
| Commandant College of Defence Management | G K J Reddy | [27] | |||
| Commandant Military Institute of Technology | Presently tenanted by an Indian Navy Officer | ||||