NE NEWS SERVICE
KOLKATA, AUG 10
Air Marshal Gurcharan Singh Bedi will take over as Senior Air Staff Officer of Eastern Air Command (EAC) on Tuesday, Indian Air Force(IAF) said.
Air Marshal Gurcharan Singh Bedi AVSM VM VSM took over as Senior Air Staff Officer of Eastern Air Command at Shillong today.
Commissioned into Fighter stream of @IAF_MCC on Jun 84, he has flying exp of over 3700 hrs on MiG-21 & Mirage-2000.@SpokespersonMoD @easterncomd pic.twitter.com/PSdmqrseBD
— PRO Shillong, Ministry of Defence (@proshillong) August 10, 2020
Bedi was commissioned into the fighter stream of IAF in June 1984 as a fighter pilot and has a flying experience of more than 3,700 hours, including operational flying on MiG 21 and Mirage – 2000 fighter aircraft, an IAF statement said.
During his career, he has held numerous important appointments. He has commanded a fighter squadron and a front line fighter base.
As an Air Vice Marshal, Bedi had held the coveted appointments of Air Officer Commanding Jammu & Kashmir, Assistant Chief of the Air Staff Ops (Offensive), and the Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Personnel Officers), according to the statement.
Prior to assuming the present appointment, he was Senior Air Staff Officer, Southern Air Command.
He is an alumnus of Defence Services Staff College and National Defence College, the statement added.
