Air Marshal Pankaj Mohan Sinha assumes command of the IAF Western Command 

Air Marshal Pankaj Mohan Sinha assumes command of the IAF Western Command : On January 1, 2023, Air Marshal Pankaj Mohan Sinha took over as commander of the Indian Air Force’s Western Air Command.

The Air Marshal is a graduate of National Defence Academy, Pune and was commissioned into the IAF as a fighter pilot in June 1985.  He graduated from Wellington’s prestigious Defence Services Staff College. 

January 2023 Current Affairs Quiz

Air Marshal Pankaj Mohan Sinha succeeds Air Marshal S Prabhakaran who superannuated on 31 December 2022 after putting in more than 39 years of distinguished service in the IAF. 

• Indian Air force and its command structure 
• It was set up on 8 October 1932.  It comes under the Union Defence Ministry.
• President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Air Force.
• Every year October 8 is observed as Air Force Day. 
• Chief of Air Staff: Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari