Air Marshal Suresh takes charge as Air Officer-in-Charge Personnel

31 July, New Delhi

Air Marshal B Suresh assumed charge as Air Officer-in-Charge Personnel (AOP) at Air Headquarters today. Air Marshal NJS Dhillon replaced him as Senior Air Staff Officer, Western Air Command.

A graduate of the ‘Rashtriya Indian Military College’, Dehradun and ‘National Defence Academy’ Kharakvasla, Air Marshal Suresh was commissioned as a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force on 13 December 1980.

He is a meritorious graduate of the ‘Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment’ (TACDE), a graduate of the ‘Defence Services Staff College’ Wellington and a post graduate from Cranfield University, Shrivenham UK. He commanded No.2 Squadron The Winged Arrows as a Wing Commander, TACDE as a Group Captain and a strategic fighter base as an Air Commodore.

He who has flown a variety of fighter aircraft and helicopters. Air Marshal Dhillon is a graduate of National Defence Academy, Defence Service Staff College, and National Defence College. He was commissioned as a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force in Dec 81. He has over 3700 hours accident free flying to his credit including 3100 hrs on all variants of MiG-21 aircraft.

He topped the Fighter Strike Leader Course at TACDE and also served as Directing Staff there as of Head of Training and Deputy Commandant. He has commanded a MiG-21 Sqn and has been the Chief Operational Officer of a premier flying base. In addition to Commanding an Operational fighter base, he also Commanded a helicopter base in DR Congo as part of UN Peace Keeping Mission.