Ques : Recently Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria took over as –
(a) Navy chief
(b) Air Chief
(c) Air Force deputy chief
(d) Deputy chief of Army
Ans (c)
Related facts
- On January 1, 2016 Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria took over as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff.
- Prior to taking over as DCAS, Air Marshal Bhadauria was Senior Air Staff Officer at Central Air Command of IAF.
- He is an Experimental Test Pilot, Cat ‘A’ Qualified Flying Instructor and Pilot Attack Instructor with over 4200 hours of experience on over twenty five types of fighter and transport aircraft.
- He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy and was commissioned in the IAF in June 1980.
- Air Marshal Bhadauria is a recipient of Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and Vayu Sena Medal conferred in 2013 and 2002 respectively.
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