바카라 웹사이트Air Marshal Pankaj Mohan Sinha on Sunday took charge as the commander-in-chief of Indian Air Force's Western Air Command that looks after the security of the air space in the sensitive Ladakh sector as well as some other parts of north India.
He succeeds Air Marshal S Prabhakaran who retired from service after serving the force for more than 39 years.
Hours after taking charge of the Delhi-headquartered command, Air Marshal Sinha visited strategically located Thoise and Leh air bases in the Ladakh region where he reviewed the overall operational preparedness of the IAF, officials said.
The Indian and Chinese militaries have been locked in a bitter standoff for over 30 months in eastern Ladakh.
Air Marshal Sinha is a graduate of National Defence Academy, Pune, and was commissioned into the IAF as a fighter pilot in Jun 1985.바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트
He is an alumnus of the prestigious Defence Services Staff College, Wellington.바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트
An experienced fighter pilot and a category 'A' qualified flying instructor, Air Marshal Sinha has more than 4,500 hours of flying experience.
In a career spanning over 37 years, the Air Marshal has held several important command and staff appointments.바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트
These included Commanding Officer of a fighter squadron, Chief Instructor (flying) at a flying station, Air Officer commanding of a prestigious Air Force station, Air Assistant to Chief of the Air Staff and Assistant Chief of Air Staff Operations (Offensive) at Air headquarters.바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트
He is the Commodore Commandant of a premier fighter squadron and was Director General Air Operations at the Air headquarters prior to taking over the present appointment, according to the IAF.
The Air Officer is a recipient of 'Vishist Seva Medal' and 'Ati Vishist Seva Medal.
The IAF's Western Command has been ramping up its surveillance and operational preparedness in eastern Ladakh in view of the lingering border row with China in the region
