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South Western Air Command

South Western Air Command, Indian Air Force
दक्षिण पश्चिमी वायु कमान, भारतीय वायु सेना
SWAC Crest.jpg
Emblem of the South Western Air Command
Founded 23 July 1980
Country India
Branch Indian Air Force
Type Operational Air Command
Role Air Defence, Maritime strike role.
Headquarters Gandhinagar
Motto(s) Sanskrit: Jai Shree Varte Veeramh
Victory embraces the brave
Engagements Atlantique incident, Bhuj earthquake relief, 2001, Gujarat flood relief, 2005
Commanders
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Air Marshal Ravinder Kumar Dhir, AVSM, VM

The South Western Air Command is one of the five operational commands of the Indian Air Force. It was raised in Jodhpur in July 1980 from the No.1 Operations group of the Western Air Command. Its operations sector includes most of Rajasthan, through Gujarat and Saurashtra, as far south as Kutch and Pune. The SWAC moved to its current headquarters in Gandhinagar in May 1998, and incorporates the Indian airbases of Bhuj, Jaisalmer, Naliya, Jamnagar, Jodhpur, Uttarlai/Barmer and Pune. It controls air operations in the south western air sector, which includes most of Rajasthan, and south through Gujarat to Saurashtra, and Kutch to Pune. It also operates the forward airbases at Ahmedabad, Nal, Suratgarh and . The SWAC's role has historically been largely of air defence, although it has been reported to have incorporated a strike profile.

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