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Upon the establishment of establishment of India's independence in 1947, the country became a dominion within the British Commonwealth of Nations; nevertheless, the armed forces, namely, the British Indian Army (BIA), the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) and the Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF) - under the helm of King George VI as the Commander-in-Chief, retained their respective pre-independence ranks ...
Air vice marshal is a two-star air officer rank in the Indian Air Force. It is the third-highest active rank in the Indian Air Force. Air vice marshal ranks above the one-star rank of air commodore and below the three-star rank of air marshal. The equivalent rank in the Indian Army is major general and in the Indian Navy is rear admiral.
It is the second-highest active rank in the Indian Air Force. Air marshal ranks above the two-star rank of air vice marshal and below the four-star rank of air chief marshal, which is held by the Chief of the Air Staff. The equivalent rank in the Indian Army is lieutenant general and in the Indian Navy is vice admiral. Officers in the rank of ...
The rank structure of the Indian Air Force is based on that of the Royal Air Force. The highest rank attainable in the IAF is Marshal of the Indian Air Force, conferred by the President of India after exceptional service during wartime. MIAF Arjan Singh is the only officer to have achieved this rank.
Marshal of the Air Force is a five star rank and the highest attainable rank in the Indian Air Force. Marshal of the Air Force is ranked immediately above Air Chief Marshal. It is a ceremonial or wartime rank, having been awarded only once. Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh, DFC is the only Officer to have held this rank. [1]
Marshal of the Indian Air Force मार्शल ऑफ द इंडियन एयरफोर्स: Air chief marshal एयर चीफ मार्शल: Air marshal एयर मार्शल: Air vice marshal एयर वाइस मार्शल: Air commodore एयर कमोडोर: Group captain ग्रुप ...
Chief of the Air Staff The Chief of the Air Staff is the only serving Four Star Air Officer in the Indian Air Force. Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh PVSM, AVSM Vice Chief of the Air Staff The Vice Chief of the Air Staff is the second-highest-ranking officer in the Indian Air Force. Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference ...
On 1 March 1948, the designation of the RIAF's commanding officer was rechristened as Chief of the Air Staff, [24] and again to Chief of the Air Staff and Commander-in-Chief, Royal Indian Air Force (CAS/C-in-C, RIAF) on 21 June - as a measure to reflect uniformity with the C-in-Cs of the post-independence Indian Army and the Royal Indian Navy. [25]