Birender Singh Dhanoa
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Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VM, ADC |
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| Born | Gharuan, SAS Nagar |
| Allegiance |
 India
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| Service/branch |
 Indian Air Force
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| Years of service | June 1978 - present |
| Rank |
 Air Chief Marshal |
| Commands held |
Chief of the Air Staff Vice Chief of the Air Staff South Western Air Command |
| Battles/wars | Kargil War |
| Awards |
 Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Yudh Seva Medal Vayu Sena Medal
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| Spouse(s) | Kamalpreet |
Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VSM, ADC is the 25th Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force. He assumed the post on 31 December 2016 after Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha retired.
Singh was born in Gharuan village in SAS Nagar, Punjab. His father Sarayan Singh who was an IAS officer served as the Chief Secretary to the Punjab government & also in Bihar government during 1980s and later as an advisor to the Punjab state governor. His grandfather Capt Sant Singh had fought in World War II as a captain of the British Indian Army. He is an alumnus of the Rashtriya Indian Military College, Dehradun and was graduated from National Defence Academy. He has also attended a staff course in Defence Services Staff College, Wellington in 1992.
Dhanoa was commissioned into the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force in June 1978. He has flown various types of fighter jets and is a qualified flying instructor. He has flown fighter aircraft across the spectrum including HJT-16 Kiran, MiG-21, SEPECAT Jaguar, MiG-29 and Su-30MKI. He held several key operational and administrative appointments in his 37 years of career including Director Targeting Cell at Air Headquarters, Director Fighter Operations & War Planning at Headquarters Western Air Command, Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Intelligence) at Air Headquarters, Senior Air Staff Officer of Eastern & Western Air Command and Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of South Western Air Command. He has held instructional appointments of Senior Air Instructor and Chief Air Instructor at Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and leader of an Indian Air Force Training Team abroad.
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