Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra assumed command of the Indian Air Force’s Western Air Command on Wednesday. He succeeds Air Marshal Pankaj Mohan Sinha who superannuated on December 31.
An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Pune; Air Force Test Pilots School, Bengaluru; Air Command and Staff College, USA; and Royal College of Defence Studies, UK, he was commissioned into the IAF in 1986.
He is a fighter combat leader and an experimental test pilot with over 3000 hours of flying experience.
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Prior to his current appointment, he was the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations).
The important positions the Air Marshal held in a career spanning over 38 years include Commanding Officer of a Fighter Squadron, Chief Test Pilot at Aircraft & Systems Testing Establishment, Air Officer Commanding of two frontline air bases, Director (Operational Planning and Assessment Group), Principal Director (ASR) and Asst Chief of Air Staff (Projects) at Air HQ (VB), Commandant ASTE and Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Doctrine, Organisation and Training).
Air Marshal Mishra is a recipient of ‘Ati Vishisht Seva Medal’ and ‘Vishisht Seva Medal’.
