Udhampur,Air Marshal Anil Khosla took over as Director General Air
Operations at Air Headquarters New Delhi today. An alumnus of the National
Defence Academy, he was commissioned in the fighter stream of the Indian Air
Force in December 1979. He has over 4000 hours of flying experience
having flown the Jaguar and MiG 21. He is equally experienced on both
Ground attack and Air Defence roles with specialization on maritime role.
He is a post graduate from Defence Services
Staff College (DSSC) and holds two M Phil degrees in military studies. He
is an ‘A2’ category flying instructor and a fighter strike leader. He is
also an alumnus of National Defence College.
The Air Officer has vast instructional
experience and has been Directing Staff at prestigious institutions like
Tactics and Combat Development Establishment (TACDE) and Flying Instructor
School (FIS). He has commanded a Jaguar squadron with maritime role and
two frontline bases of the IAF at Jaisalmer & Ambala. He has held
various staff appointments at Air HQ. These include Principal Director at
Directorate of Information and Electronic Warfare, Director in Personnel branch
and Joint Director at Directorate of Concept Studies. In the rank of Air
Vice Marshal, he has held the appointment of Air Officer Commanding HQ Maritime
Air Operations and Air Officer Commanding J&K Area. His last
appointment was as Senior Air Staff Officer, Central Air Command.
He is decorated with Presidential award –
Vayusena Medal (VM).
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