Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra Assumes Western Air Command of IAF

Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra assumed command of the Indian Air Force’s Western Air Command. The Air Marshal was commissioned into the Indian Air Force as a fighter pilot on 06 December 1986.

Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra Assumes Western Air Command of IAF

Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra Assumes Command of IAF's Western Air Command

Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra assumed command of the Indian Air Force’s Western Air Command on 1st January 2025. Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra succeeds Air Marshal Pankaj Mohan Sinha who superannuated on 31 December 2024 after putting in more than 39 years of distinguished service in the IAF.

Air Marshal Jeetendra was Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations) prior to taking over his present appointment.

About Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra 

Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra was commissioned into the Indian Air Force as a fighter pilot on 06 December 1986. A Fighter Combat Leader and an experimental Test Pilot, Air Marshal Mishra has more than 3000 hours of flying experience.

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Air Marshal Jeetendra is an alumnus of National Defence Academy Pune, Air Force Test Pilots School, Bangalore, Air Command and Staff College, USA and Royal College of Defence Studies, UK.

In his service career spanning 38 years, the Air Marshal Mishra has held important Command and Staff appointments. These include Commanding Officer of a Fighter Squadron, Chief Test Pilot at Aircraft & Systems Testing Establishment (ASTE), Air Officer Commanding of two frontline air bases, Director (Operational Planning and Assessment Group), Principal Director (ASR) and Asst Chief of Air Staff (Projects) at Air HQ (VB), Commandant ASTE and Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Doctrine, Organisation and Training).

Awards and Honours

Air Officer Jeetendra Mishra is a recipient of ‘Ati Vishisht Seva Medal’ and ‘Vishisht Seva Medal’ for his distinguished service.

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• Formation: 26 January 1950 (as current service) and 8 October 1932 (as Royal Indian Air Force)
• No. of personnel: 170,576 active personnel and 140,000 reserve personnel (as per reports)
• Headquarters: New Delhi
• Air Force Day: 8 October 
• Commander-in-Chief: President Droupadi Murmu
• Chief of Defence Staff (CDS): General Anil Chauhan
• Chief of the Air Staff (CAS): Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh
• Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS): Air Marshal Sujeet Pushpakar Dharkar
• Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (DCAS): Air Marshal Tejinder Singh