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词条 Raghunath Nambiar
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  1. Early life and education

  2. Career

  3. Awards and decorations

  4. Personal life

  5. References

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| name = Raghunath Nambiar
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Eastern Air Command
Deputy Chief of Air Staff
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Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
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}}Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar, PVSM, AVSM, VM & Bar is an officer in the Indian Air Force. He is currently the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Western Air Command. He assumed the office on 1 March 2019 following the retirement of Air Marshal Chandrashekharan Hari Kumar.[1][2]

Early life and education

Nambiar is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy.[3]

Career

Nambiar was commissioned into the fighter stream in June 1981. He has clocked over 5,100 hours of flying experience among which 2,300 hours were on Mirage 2000 and has flown 42 different types of aircraft. He is an experimental test pilot, is a member of Society of Experimental Test Pilots and was a test pilot for the HAL Tejas project.[3]

He has commanded the oldest squadron in the Indian Air Force, the No. 1 Squadron, and flew over 25 operational missions in a Mirage 2000 during the Kargil war. He has held other command positions including Air Officer Commanding AFS Jamnagar; Air Defence Commander of Western Air Command and Deputy Chief of the Air Staff. He has held numerous staff appointments including Director of Space Applications at Air HQ; Chief Operations Officer of AFS Gwalior; Principle Director of Offensive Operations at Air HQ; Senior Air Staff Officer (SASO) of Southern Air Command; and Commandant of Aircraft System Testing Establishment (ASTE). He was also a former pilot and the commanding officer of the flight test squadron at ASTE. He was also posted at the Indian embassy in Israel as a defense attaché.[3]

Nambiar assumed office of Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Air Command on 1 October 2018 following Air Marshal Anil Khosla's elevation to the post of Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS).[3][4][5][6]

During his career, he has been awarded with numerous awards and decorations including two Vayu Sena Medals, one for Gallantry during the Kargil Operations and for flight testing the HAL Tejas (2002), the Ati Vishist Seva Medal in (2015), Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 2019,[7] and commendations from the Chief of Air Staff (1991) and C-in-C of Strategic Force Command (2005).[8]

Awards and decorations

{{Ribbon devices|ribbon=Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} {{Ribbon devices|ribbon=Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} {{Ribbon devices|ribbon=Vayusena Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
{{Ribbon devices>ribbon=IND Samanya Seva medal.svg|width=106}}{{Ribbon devices>ribbon=IND Siachen Glacier Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}{{Ribbon devices>ribbon=IND Operation Vijay medal.svg|width=106}}{{Ribbon devices>ribbon=IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
{{Ribbon devices>ribbon=IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|width=106}}{{Ribbon devices>ribbon=IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg|width=106}}{{Ribbon devices>ribbon=IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}}{{Ribbon devices>ribbon=IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}}
Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Vayu Sena Medal
Samanya Seva Medal
Siachen Glacier Medal
Operation Vijay Medal
Sainya Seva Medal
50th Anniversary of Independence Medal
30 Years Long Service Medal
20 Years Long Service Medal
9 Years Long Service Medal

Personal life

Nambiar is married to Luxmi Nambiar who is the President of Air Force Wives Welfare Association (Regional).[3]

References

1. ^{{cite tweet|user=IAF_MCC|number=1101470198996054017|title=Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar, took over as the Air Officer Commanding in Chief (AOC-in-C) of Western Air Command (WAC) wef 01 Mar 19. Air Marshal C Hari Kumar handed over the command of WAC on his superannuation after 39 yrs of glorious service.|date=2019-03-01}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=189140|title=Air Marshal R Nambiar PVSM AVSM VM & Bar Assumes the Command of Western Air Command as AOC-in-C|date=2019-03-01|accessdate=2019-03-01|publisher=Press Information Bureau, Government of India}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=183888|title=Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar AVSM VM & BAR takes over Command as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Air Command|website=pib.nic.in}}
4. ^{{cite web |title=Anil Khosla takes over as Vice Chief of Indian Air Force |url=http://www.uniindia.com/air-marshal-anil-khosla-takes-over-as-vice-chief-of-air-staff/india/news/1366899.html}}
5. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/air-marshal-raghunath-nambiar-takes-over-as-aoc-in-c-of-eac-118100100484_1.html|title=Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar takes over as AOC-in-C of EAC:|last=India|first=Press Trust of|date=2018-10-01|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2018-10-02}}
6. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/news/air-marshal-raghunath-nambiar-new-chief-of-eastern-air-command/|title=Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar New Chief of Eastern Air Command - The Sentinel|date=2018-10-02|work=The Sentinel|access-date=2018-10-02|language=en-US}}
7. ^{{cite web |title=Press Information Bureau |url=http://pib.nic.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1561454 |website=pib.nic.in}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=117559|title=President Confers Gallantry and Distinguished Service Awards|website=pib.nic.in}}
{{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{Succession box
| title = Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Air Command
| years = 1 March 2019 - Present
| before = Chandrashekharan Hari Kumar
| after = Incumbent

}}{{Succession box


| title = Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Air Command
| years = 1 October 2018 - 28 February 2019
| before = Anil Khosla
| after = Rajiv Dayal Mathur

}}{{Succession box


| title = Deputy Chief of Air Staff
| years = 1 January 2016 - 28 February 2017
| before = Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria
| after = VR Chaudhari

}}{{s-end}}

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5 : Living people|Indian Air Force air marshals|Recipients of the Vayu Sena Medal|Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|Year of birth missing (living people)

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