Air Marshal Tejinder Singh Takes Over As AOC-IN-C Training Command

Air Marshal Tejinder Singh took over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Training Command. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Air Marshal Tejinder was commissioned in the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on 13 June 1987. Air Marshal Singh has commanded a Fighter Squadron, a Radar Station, a premier Fighter Base and was Air Officer Commanding, Jammu and Kashmir.

Air Marshal Tejinder Singh Takes Over As AOC-IN-C Training Command

Air Marshal Tejinder Singh Takes Charge As AOC-IN-C Training Command

Air Marshal Tejinder Singh took charge as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Training Command. Prior to his present appointment, Air Marshal Tejinder was the Deputy Chief of the Air Staff at Air HQ (Vayu Bhavan).

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Air Marshal Tejinder Singh took over the appointment of  Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Training Command with effect from 1st May 2025.

About Air Marshal Tejinder Singh

An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Air Marshal Tejinder was commissioned in the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on 13 June 1987.

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He is a Category 'A' Qualified Flying Instructor with over 4500 hours of flying, an alumnus of Defence Service Staff College and National Defence College.

He has commanded a Fighter Squadron, a Radar Station, a premier Fighter Base and was Air Officer Commanding, Jammu and Kashmir.

Air Marshal Tejinder Singh's various staff appointments include Operational Staff at a Command HQ, Air Commodore (Personnel Officers-1) at Air HQ, Deputy Assistant Chief of Integrated Defence Staff, Financial (Planning) at Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (HQ IDS), Air Commodore (Aerospace Safety), Assistant Chief of Air Staff Operations (Offensive) and ACAS Ops (Strategy) and Senior Air Staff Officer, Eastern Air Command at Shillong, Meghalaya.

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Awards and Honours

In recognition of his commendable services, Air Marshal Tejinder Singh was awarded the Vayu Sena Medal in 2007 and the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2022 by the Hon'ble President of India.

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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