Air Marshal Radhakrishnan Radhish,
AVSM,
VM is an officer of the
Indian Air Force
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is the air arm of the Indian Armed Forces. Its complement of personnel and aircraft assets ranks third amongst the air forces of the world. Its primary mission is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial w ...
. He is currently serving as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C),
Training Command. He assumed the office on 1 January 2023 succeeding
Air Marshal Manavendra Singh
Air Marshal Manavendra Singh, PVSM, AVSM, VrC, VSM, ADC is a retired officer of the Indian Air Force. He served as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Training Command. He assumed the office on 25 September 2021 succeeding Air ...
.
Early life and education
Radhakrishnan Radhish is an alumnus of
National Defence Academy. He was commissioned in the fighter stream on 14 June, 1985.
He is a graduate of the
Joint Services Command and Staff College, Shrivenham, UK and the
Royal College of Defence Studies, London, UK.
Career
Radhakrishnan Radhish was commissioned as the fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force. In a career spanning over 38 years, he has as close to 2,500 hours on various aircraft including
MiG-23 and
MiG-27.
He served as a Fighter Strike Leader and Instrument Rating Instructor and Examiner. He has served as the Commanding officer of
No. 224 Squadron. He has also served as the Station Commander of the Signal unit, 507 Signal Unit in
Jharkhand and Air Officer Commanding of 5 Wing both in the Eastern Sector.
As an Air Vice Marshal, he served as the Commandant of the
College of Air Warfare
College of Air Warfare (CAW) is a defence service training institution of the Indian Air Force. The college conducts courses and programmes in the art of Joint Warfare, with special emphasis on employment of Air Power.
The functional and the ad ...
,
Secunderabad
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and later served as the Air Defense Commander at
Central Air Command.
Prior to his appointment as AOC-in-C, Training command, he served as Senior Air Staff Officer of the
Western Air Command.
Honours and decorations
During his career, Radhakrishnan Radhish has been awarded the
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) is a military award of India given to recognize "distinguished service of an exceptional order" to all ranks of the armed forces. The award is a peacetime equivalent of Uttam Yuddh Seva Medal, which is a Wartime Dis ...
in 2013 and
Vayu Sena Medal in 2006 for his service.
Personal life
He is married to Mrs Hyacinth May Radhish and the couple is blessed with two children.
References
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Living people
Indian Air Force air marshals
National Defence Academy (India) alumni
Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Recipients of the Vayu Sena Medal
Year of birth missing (living people)
Defence Services Staff College alumni