Air Marshal B Chandra Sekhar, AVSM is a retired officer of the

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. He served as the commandant of the Air Force Academy. He assumed the office on 8 March 2022 succeeding Air Marshal Sreekumar Prabhakaran. Previously, he served as the Senior Air Staff Officer - Training Command.

Early life and education

B Chandra Sekhar is a native of

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. He is an alumnus of Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, National Defence Academy, Khadagwasla,

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and National Defence College,

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Career

B Chandra Sekhar was commissioned in the flying branch of the Indian Air Force on 21 December 1984. He has over 5400 hours of incident free flying on various aircraft. B Chandra Sekhar is a qualified flying instructor and has the accolade of the landing a medium-lift helicopter in

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. With a long career of 38 years. He has served as appointments such as Ops IIB in the Eastern Sector, Principal Director (Administration) in Strategic Forces Command. He was instrumental in induction of Chinook helicopters and Rafale jet in the Eastern Air Command of the

. As an

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, he served as the Senior Officer-in-charge Administration for both Southern Air Command and Eastern Air Command. He served as the Senior Air Staff Officer - Training Command till 7 March 2022. He superannuated on 31 August 2023 and was succeeded by Air Marshal Seethepalli Shrinivas.

Honours and decorations

During his career, B Chandra Sekhar has been awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2020.

Personal life

B Chandra Shekhar is married to Mrs B Komala, who is an experienced banker. They are blessed with a daughter and a son who are both commissioned officers in the Indian Air Force.

References

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