"Air Marshal Ravinder Kumar Dhir today took over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) of South Western Air Command (SWAC)," said a statement issued by the Defence PRO here.
Air Marshal Dhir, an alumnus of the National Defence Academy Khadakwasala, was commissioned into the fighter stream of the IAF on 15 June 1979. The Air Marshal has flown over 3,200 hours on more than 25 types of aircraft in a career spanning over 36 years, it said.
Before taking over his new charge, Dhir held the appointment of Senior Air Staff Officer at Southern Air Command.
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