Air Chief Marshal Chaudhari takes charge as new IAF chief

Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Thursday took over as the new chief of the Indian Air Force Chief as Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria demitted the post on superannuationAfter assuming charge the new chief said that he was honoured and privileged to have been entrusted with the responsibility of leading the Indian Air ForceExtending greetings to all Air Warriors noncombatants enrolled DSC personnel civilians and their families Air Chief Marshal Chaudhari expressed absolute faith and confidence in their ability to accomplish all assigned tasks with resolute dedication while maintaining IAFs operational capability at an alltime highOutlining the focus areas for commanders and personnel he said Protection of our Nations sovereignty and integrity is to be ensured at any costHe added that enhancement of operational capability through integration of newlyinducted platforms weapons and equipment with existing assets and dovetailing the same in concepts of operations would remain a priority areaThe new IAF chief also stressed on acquisition of new technology promotion of indigenisation and innovation strengthening of cyber security rapid adaptation of training methods to meet future demands and sustained work to nurture human resourcesHe urged all to always uphold the ethos and credo of the Air Warrior and strive to be an asset to the IAF in any role tasked forAlso read Rajasthan IAF MiG21 crashes in Barmer pilot ejects safelyAn alumnus of NDA Air Chief Marshal Chaudhari was commissioned in December 1982 in the fighter stream of the IAF He has flown more than 3800 hours on multiple fighter and trainer aircraftDuring his career spanning almost four decades he has held many significant command and staff appointmentsHis operational appointments include of a MiG29 Squadron two Air Force Stations and Western Air Command and staff appointments include the Deputy Chief of Air Staff Senior Air Staff Officer at the Eastern Air Command Assistant Chief of Air Staff Operations Air Defence Assistant Chief of Air Staff Personnel Officers Deputy Commandant of Air Force Academy and Air Assistant to Chief of the Air StaffA Category A Qualified Flying Instructor he has served as an instructor at flying training establishments and has also been an air force examinerHe was a pioneer member of the Suryakiran Aerobatic Display Team An alumnus of Defence Services Staff College Wellington he has served as a Directing Staff there He has also served as Directing Staff at DSCSC in ZambiaPrior to assuming the present appointment he was the Vice Chief of the Air StaffAir Chief Marshal Chaudhari is a recipient of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal the Vayu Sena Medal and is honorary ADC to the PresidentThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever