Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari takes over as Vice Chief of the Air Staff
Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari took charge as Vice Chief of the Air Staff, Indian Air Force, on 2 May 2025.
Summary
Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari took charge as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff, IAF, on 2 May 2025. Before this he was Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of South Western Air Command. An alumnus of the Rashtriya Indian Military College, Dehradun, he passed out of the National Defence Academy in June 1985 with the President's Gold Medal and was commissioned as a fighter pilot on 7 June 1986. He has over 3,600 hours of flying experience and was awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 2025.
Key facts
- Date
- 2 May 2025
- Post
- Vice Chief of the Air Staff, IAF
- Previous post
- AOC-in-C, South Western Air Command
- Commissioned
- Fighter pilot, 7 June 1986
- Flying
- Over 3,600 hours
- Awards
- PVSM 2025, AVSM 2022, VM 2008
Practice MCQs 1 questions
Before taking over as Vice Chief of the Air Staff on 2 May 2025, Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari was AOC-in-C of which command?
Show answer
Correct answer: D — South Western Air Command
He was Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of South Western Air Command before becoming Vice Chief.