Air Marshal Seethepalli Shrinivas took over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Training Command, Indian Air Force on Thursday.
Prior to his current assignment, he served as the Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters South Western Air Command.
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An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Air Marshal Shrinivas was commissioned in the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force in 1987. He is a 'Category A' Qualified Flying Instructor with over 4,200 hours of flying experience on MiG-21, Iskra, Kiran, PC-7 Mk Il, HPT-32 and Microlite, among other aircraft.
Air Marshal Shrinivas is also qualified as a 2nd pilot on Chetak / Cheetah helicopter and a categorised Operations Officer on the Pechora missile system.
He has held a number of key command and staff appointments during his career. These include Commandant of the Air Force Academy; Air Officer Commanding (AOC) of a frontline fighter base on the Western border and of a premier flying training base; AOC Advance Headquarters Western Air Command (Jaipur); Commanding Officer of the prestigious Flying Instructors School; Commandant of the Institute of Aerospace Safety; and Commanding Officer of the Basic Flying Training School.
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His staff appointments include Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Personnel Officers), Chief Instructor (Flying) at the Air Force Academy, operational staff roles at Headquarters Central Air Command, and Directing Staff at the College of Air Warfare.
He is a graduate of National Defence College, College of Defence Management and Defence Services Staff College.
His educational qualifications include Master of Philosophy in Defence and Strategic Studies, Master of Management Studies and Master of Science in Defence and Strategic Studies.
In recognition of his meritorious services, he was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal in 2017 and the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2024.
