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