Air Marshal B Suresh today took over as Senior Air Staff Officer of the Western Air Command of the Indian Air Force.
The Air Marshal, commissioned as a fighter pilot, was the Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Air Defence) at Air Headquarters here prior to his new appointment.
Air Marshal Suresh is a graduate of the 'Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment' (TACDE), a graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, and a post graduate from Cranfiled University, Shrivenham UK.
He commanded a leading fighter squadron as a Wing Commander and TACDE as a Group Captain. He has flown a variety of fighter aircraft and helicopters, a statement released by the Indian Air Force said.
He was commissioned as a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force on December 13, 1980 and is a graduate of the Rashtriya Indian Military College, Dehradun, and the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla.
He has held a number of staff appointments that include Joint Director and Director (Air Staff Inspection), Director Operations (Joint Planning), Directing Staff (TACDE) and Air Assistant to Chief of the Air Staff.
