Pankaj Mohan Sinha

Air Marshal Pankaj Mohan Sinha, PVSM, AVSM, VSM is a retired officer of the Indian Air Force. He served as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Western Air Command. He took over the office on 1 January 2023, succeeding of Air Marshal Sreekumar Prabhakaran and superannuated on 31 December 2024.

Early life and education Pankaj Mohan Sinha is a graduate of National Defence Academy. He is an alumnus of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington.

Career Pankaj Mohan Sinha was commissioned as the fighter pilot in June 1985 in the Indian Air Force. In a career spanning over 37 years, he has as more than 4,500 hours of flying experience across various aircraft.

He is a Category ‘A’ Qualified Flying Instructor, Fighter Striker Leader, Instrument Rating Instructor & Examiner. He served as the Commanding Officer of No.2 Squadronin the Eastern Sector. He was also the Training Coordination Officer at the Royal Air Force College Cranwell, UK during the induction of the Hawk 132 Advanced Jet Trainers (AJT) into the Indian Air Force.

As Air Commodore, he served as the Air Assistant to Chief of Air Staff. Later, served as the Air Officer Commanding of the 40 Wing in Gwalior under Central Air Command.

After his promotion to Air Marshal in July 2021, he served as the Director General Air Operations till 31 December 2022.

He took over as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Air Command on 1 January 2023, succeeding of Air Marshal Sreekumar Prabhakaran on his superannuation.

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