Air Marshal Tejinder Singh takes over as Deputy Chief of Air Staff
New Delhi, September 1
Air Marshal Tejinder Singh on Sunday took over as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force (IAF), the Defence Ministry said.
After taking charge at the Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan), the Air Marshal paid homage to the bravehearts, who made the supreme sacrifice, by laying wreath at the National War Memorial here.
An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Air Marshal Singh was commissioned in the fighter stream of the IAF on June 13, 1987.
He is a Category ‘A’ Qualified Flying Instructor with over 4,500 hours of flying and an alumnus of the Defence Service Staff College and National Defence College, the ministry said in a statement.
He has commanded a fighter squadron, radar station, premier fighter base and was the Air Officer Commanding, Jammu and Kashmir.