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Amar Preet Singh
Amar Preet Singh | |
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| Allegiance |  India |
| Service/ |  Indian Air Force |
| Years of service | 21 December 1984 - Present[1] |
| Rank |  Air Marshal |
| Service number | 17695[1] |
| Unit | No. 22 Squadron |
| Commands held | Central Air Command |
| Awards | Ati 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[edit]
Amar Preet Singh is an alumnus of Defence Services Staff College, National Defence College and National Defence Academy.[4]
Career[edit]
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[edit]
During his career, Amar Preet Singh was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2019.[5]
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| Ati Vishisht Seva Medal |
Personal life[edit]
He is married to Mrs Sarita Singh. The couple is blessed with a son and a daughter.[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Service record - Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "AIR MARSHAL AP SINGH ASSUMES THE APPOINTMENT OF AOC-IN-C CENTRAL AIR COMMAND" (Press release). PIB. 2022-07-01.
- ↑ "Air Marshal AP Singh takes over as CAC chief". Hindustan Times. 2022-07-01.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Central Air Command - IAF". Indian Air Force. 2022-07-01. Archived from the original on 2022-07-30. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ↑ "Distinguished Service and Gallantry Awards to IAF Personnel on Republic Day 2019". 2019-01-25.
- ↑ "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.
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| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Richard John Duckworth |
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Air Command 1 July 2022 - Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Gurcharan Singh Bedi |
Senior Air Staff Officer - Eastern Air Command 1 February 2021 - 30 June 2022 |
Succeeded by Balakrishnan Manikantan |
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