Air Marshal VR Chaudhari New Senior Air Staff Officer of Eastern Air Command

Staff Correspondent

Shillong: Air Marshal VR Chaudhari took over as Senior Air Staff Officer of Headquarters Eastern Air Command on Thursday. Prior to taking over his new assignment, he was the Deputy Chief of Air Staff at Air HQ (Vayu Bhawan), New Delhi. He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy and was commissioned into the fighter stream of the IAF on December 29, 1982.

The air officer has flown various aircraft and is experienced on MiG-21, MiG-23MF, MiG-29 and SU-30MKI and has flown over 3,800 hrs. He is a Cat A Qualified Flying Instructor, graduate of the Defence Services Staff College and an Instrument Rating Instructor and Examiner. The Air Marshal has a rich experience of operational flying, having undertaken numerous air defence missions during Operation Meghdoot and Operation Safed Sagar.

Air Officer VR Chaudhari has been an Air Force Examiner on several types of fighter and trainer aircraft. He commanded a MiG-29 Squadron and served as the Chief Operations Officer of 1 Wing, AF.

In recognition for his meritorious services of an exceptionally high order, the Air Marshal was awarded the Vayu Sena Medal in January 2004 and Ati Vishist Seva Medal.

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