New Delhi: Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari has taken over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) of the South-Western Air Command on May 1, 2023. He succeeds Air Marshal Vikram Singh, who retired on April 30, 2023.
On arrival, the Air Marshal laid a wreath on the War Memorial and was presented with an impressive Guard of Honour at HQ SWAC, Gandhinagar.
A defence spokesperson said, "Prior to assuming charge as the AOC-in-C of the South-Western Air Command, the Air Marshal was Deputy Chief of the Air Staff at Air HQ (Vayu Bhawan).
For his distinguished service, Air Marshal was awarded the 'Vayu Sena Medal' in 2008 and 'Ati Vishisht Seva Medal' in 2022, he added.
The South Western Air Command was originally established as No 1 Operational Group at Jodhpur on 21 Sep 1972, however it was subsequently rechristened as the South Western Air Command on 23 Jul 1980.
The operational area, carved out of the Western Air Command, included most of Rajasthan and the entire Gujarat. he crest of the South Western Air Command depicts the national emblem on the top as a pendant of a garland of flowers with "Dakshin Paschim Vayu Kaman" encrypted inside in a semi circle. The centre is adorned by a dagger with wings. At the base, under the inscription 'Bharatiya Vayu Sena', is a scroll with the command motto "Jai Shree Varte Veeram".
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