Air Marshal Khanna assumes cost as AOC-in-C of Southern Air Command

Air Marshal Manish Khanna assumes command of the Southern Air Command as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at Thiruvananthapuram on June 1, 2025.
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Air Marshal Manish Khanna, an completed officer with over 4,000 hours of flying expertise on numerous fighter and coach plane, on Sunday (June 1, 2025) assumed the cost of the Southern Air Command.

He was commissioned within the fighter stream of the Indian Air Drive on December 6, 1986, the Authorities stated in a press release.

“Air Marshal Manish Khanna Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM), Vayu Sena Medal (VM), assumed command of the Southern Air Command (SAC) as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief on June 1, 2025 at Thiruvananthapuram,” it stated.

Air Marshal Manish Khanna, left, assumes command of the Southern Air Command as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at Thiruvananthapuram on June 1, 2025.
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The air officer is a class ‘A’ Certified Flying Teacher and an alumnus of the Nationwide Defence Academy, Defence Companies Workers School, School of Air Warfare and Nationwide Defence School.

“The air officer has over 4,000 hours of flying expertise on numerous fighter and coach plane,” it stated.

Other than his wealthy operational expertise in air defence, floor assault, strategic reconnaissance and digital warfare, the Air Marshal has wide-ranging expertise within the coaching area, together with a global task because the Chief Flying Teacher with the Botswana Defence Forces, it added.

In his illustrious profession spanning virtually 4 a long time, he has served as commanding officer of the fighter squadron, air crew analyzing board, a serious flying base, advance headquarters, the Western Air Command and Commandant at School of Air Warfare (CAW) amongst others.

The Air Marshal was Senior Air Workers Officer (SASO) at South Western Command (SWAC) previous to taking up the current appointment.

In one other announcement, the defence ministry on Sunday (June 1, 2025) stated Air Marshal Jasvir Singh Mann took over as Senior Air Workers Officer of the IAF’s Western Air Command (WAC) on June 1, 2025.

The Air Marshal is an alumnus of the Nationwide Defence Academy and was commissioned as a fighter pilot within the IAF on December 16, 1989, it stated in a press release.

He has flown over 3,000 hours, totally on numerous varieties of fighter plane. He’s a pilot assault teacher and in his operational profession, he has commanded a fighter squadron, been Chief Operations Officer of a ahead base and Air Officer Commanding of a premium fighter base, the Ministry stated.