Wednesday 4 January 2017

Air Marshal S B Deo takes over as Vice Chief of Indian Air Force


Air Marshal S. B. Deo on Monday took over as vice chief of air staff in place of Air Marshal B. S. Dhanoa who is now the chief.

Air Marshal SB Deo PVSM AVSM VM VSM ADC paid homage at Amar Jawan Jyoti, India Gate on 02nd Jan 2017 before taking over as Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS) at Air HQ. On his arrival at the Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan), the Air Marshal was accorded a ceremonial Guard of Honour.


About Air Marshal SB Deo

  • Air Marshal SB Deo was commissioned as a fighter pilot in the IAF on 15 Jun 79.
  • He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy and the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington.
  • He is a FCL (Fighter Combat Leader) and a “Cat A” Qualified Flying Instructor with over 3800 hours of operational and training flying. He was also Directing Staff at TACDE.
  • Air Marshal SB Deo has been AOC of a major fighter base. He commanded a Mig-21 BISON Squadron and a Signal Unit besides being the Chief Ops Officer of a forward base.
  • As Station Commander of the Signal Unit he was actively involved in the induction of modern assets and sensors in the IAF.
  • Prior to taking over as VCAS, he was the AOC-in-C of Western Air Command (WAC), AOC-in-C, Eastern Air Command (EAC), DG Air (Ops), AOC COBRA Group, AD Commander & Air I at HQ CAC and has held various staff appointments and worked in Ops/Plans Directorates at Air HQ (VB).
  • Awards and Honours:
    -     Param Vishisht Seva Medal
    - Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
    - Vayu Sena Medal
    - Vishisht Seva Medal
    -     ADC


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