Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor, AVSM, VM is a retired officer of the

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. He served as the Director General – Inspection and Flight Safety. He took over the office on 1 May 2022, succeeding Air Marshal

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Early life and education

Sanjeev Kapoor is an alumnus of Rashtriya Military School Chail, National Defence Academy, Defence Services Staff College, Flying Instructor School and

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. He has an elder daughter who is serving in the air force and a younger son who is in the Indian navy.

Career

Sanjeev Kapoor was commissioned in the flying branch of the Indian Air Force in December 1985. He has over 7800 hours of incident free flying on various trainer, transport and strategic aircraft. He is one of the stalwarts in

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Operations of the

and has flown the

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(AWACS) aircraft. He had commanded the only Air to Air Refueling squadron No.78 Squadron of the Indian Air Force and has commanded a large operational base with strategic assets. In his career spanning over three decades, he has held important staff appointments such as director (air-to-air refueling) and principal director (operations) at Air Headquarters. He has vast experience in high-altitude and VVIP flying, air-to-air refuelling and combat operations. He served as the commandant – Air Force Academy from 1 August 2021 to 31 October 2021. Before taking the charge as Director General – Inspection and Flight Safety, he served as the Commandant – National Defence Academy till 31 March 2022. He superannuated on 30 November 2023 and was succeeded by Air Marshal Markand Ranade.

Honours and decorations

During his career, Sanjeev Kapoor has been awarded the Vayu Sena Medal (VM) and the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal.

References

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