New Delhi,Oct 1 (UNI) Air Marshal Anil Khosla PVSM AVSM VM on Monday took over as the Vice Chief of Air Staff.
Born on April 9, 1959, Air Marshal Khosla, an alumni of the National Defence Academy, was commissioned in Indian Air Force in December, 1979. The Air officer has over 4000 hours of accident-free flying experience, mainly on different variants of Jaguar, Mig-21 and Kiran aircraft.
He has been directing staff at prestigious institutions like the Tactics and Combat Development Establishment (TACDE) and the Flying Instructor School (FIS).
He has commanded a Jaguar squadron with maritime role and two frontline bases of IAF at Jaisalmer and Ambala. As an Air Marshal, he has held appointment of Senior Air Staff Officer, Central Air Command, Director General Air (Operations) at Air HQ (Vayu Bhawan) and Director General (Inspection & Safety) at Air HQ (RK Puram). His last appointment was as AOC-in-C EAC.
For his distinguished service, Air Marshal Khosla has been awarded Param Vishisht Seva Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Vayu Sena Medal and has been commended by the CAS.
He was also commended by the AOC-in-C, during flying training period as a cadet. He is a keen golfer and billiards/pool player.
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