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Amar Preet Singh

Allegiance India
Service / branch Indian Air Force
Years of service21 December 1984 - Present[1]
Rank Air Marshal
Service number17695[1]
UnitNo. 22 Squadron
CommandsCentral Air Command
AwardsAti Vishisht Seva Medal

Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh, AVSM is an officer of the Indian Air Force. He is currently serving as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Central Air Command. He assumed the office on 1 July 2022 succeeding Air Marshal Richard John Duckworth.[2] Previously, he served as Senior Air Staff Officer of the Eastern Air Command.[3]

Early life and education

Amar Preet Singh is an alumnus of Defence Services Staff College, National Defence College and National Defence Academy.[4]

Career

Amar Preet Singh was commissioned as a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force on 21 December, 1984. In a distinguished career spanning 38 years, he has flown a variety of fighter and trainer aircraft with more than 4900 hours of operational flying. He is a Qualified Flying Instructor and an experimental test pilot with service flying on a variety of fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft.

With a long career of 38 years, he has commanded an air base. He has commanded the 22 squadron hosting the MiG-27. He served as the Chief Test Pilot at Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment and served as the Project Director at National Flight Test Center, Aeronautical Development Agency.[1]

He spearheaded the MiG-29 upgrade Project Management Team at Moscow, Russia and was instrumental in flight testing of HAL Tejas.[2]

As the Air Vice Marshal, he served as the Air Defence Commanding of South Western Air Command and Project Director at National Flight Test Center, Aeronautical Development Agency.

Prior to being promoted to AOC-in-C, he served as the Senior Air Staff Officer, Eastern Air Command.[4]

Honours and decorations

During his career, Amar Preet Singh was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2019.[5]

Ati Vishisht Seva Medal

Personal life

He is married to Mrs Sarita Singh. The couple is blessed with a son and a daughter.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Service record - Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  2. ^ a b "AIR MARSHAL AP SINGH ASSUMES THE APPOINTMENT OF AOC-IN-C CENTRAL AIR COMMAND" (Press release). PIB. 2022-07-01.
  3. ^ "Air Marshal AP Singh takes over as CAC chief". Hindustan Times. 2022-07-01.
  4. ^ a b "Central Air Command - IAF". Indian Air Force. 2022-07-01. Archived from the original on 2022-07-30. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  5. ^ "Distinguished Service and Gallantry Awards to IAF Personnel on Republic Day 2019". 2019-01-25.
  6. ^ "Air Marshal AP Singh: सेंट्रल एयर कमांड के एओसी-इन-चीफ बने एयर मार्शल एपी सिंह, बमरौली में संभाला कार्यभार" (in Hindi). Jagran. 2022-01-07.
Military offices
Preceded by Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Air Command
1 July 2022 - Present
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by Senior Air Staff Officer - Eastern Air Command
1 February 2021 - 30 June 2022
Succeeded by