Air Marshal NJS Dhillon has been appointed the new chief of Strategic Forces Command (SFC).&nbsp;

The Strategic Forces Command looks after the strategic nuclear arsenal of the country.&nbsp;

Born in 1961, Air Marshal Dhillon hails from Dhand village near Amritsar, Punjab.

He was graduated from the National Defence Academy in Khadakwasla in Pune and went on to attend&nbsp;Defence Services Staff College in Wellington Cantonment.

Dhillon later went to National Defence College in New Delhi.

Dhillon's appointment comes just a week after <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/vice-admiral-karanbir-singh-appointed-chief-of-naval-staff-replaces-sunil-lanba-205038">Vice Admiral Karambir Singh</a> was appointed the next Chief of Naval Staff. Singh will be replacing Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba who will vacate the office on May 31, 2019.&nbsp;

Air Marshal NJS Dhillon has been appointed the new chief of Strategic Forces Command (SFC). The Strategic Forces Command looks after the strategic nuclear arsenal of the country.

Air Marshal NJS Dhillon has been appointed the new chief of Strategic Forces Command (SFC). The Strategic Forces Command looks after the strategic nuclear arsenal of the country. Born in 1961, Air Marshal Dhillon hails from Dhand village near Amritsar, Punjab. He was graduated from the National Defence Academy in Khadakwasla in Pune and went on to attend Defence Services Staff College in Wellington Cantonment. Dhillon later went to National Defence College in New Delhi. Dhillon's appointment comes just a week after Vice Admiral Karambir Singh was appointed the next Chief of Naval Staff. Singh will be replacing Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba who will vacate the office on May 31, 2019.

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Kargil war hero and present Eastern Air Command chief Air Marshal R Nambiar has been appointed as the new chief of Indian Air Force's sword arm Western Air Command (WAC) on Thursday.

The Air Marshal is credited for shooting five of the eight Laser Guided Bombs on the Pakistani positions during the Kargil war from his plane.

The WAC is headquartered in the national capital and controls the area from north of Bikaner in Rajasthan up to Siachen Glacier and controls almost 40 per cent of the air bases of the Indian Air Force.

Nambiar has the distinction of having the highest number of flying hours on the Mirage-2000 in the IAF, with over 2300 flying hours on the aircraft to his credit, and a total of 5100 hours of flying experience.

He is a member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots and was the Project Test Pilot for the Light Combat Aircraft “Tejas”.

Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar has been a Flight commander of a Mirage-2000 Squadron, the Senior Test Pilot and Commanding Officer of the Flight Test Squadron at Aircraft System Testing Establishment (ASTE).

He has commanded the oldest Squadron of the IAF, the prestigious No. 1 Squadron.

He flew the Mirage-2000 in combat during the Kargil conflict and has flown 25 operational missions.

Nambiar was also awarded the Vayu Sena Medal for Gallantry by the President of India for the Kargil Operations.

He was awarded a Bar to the Vayu Sena Medal for flight testing the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) in 2002, during its first phase of flight testing.&nbsp;

Kargil war hero and present Eastern Air Command chief Air Marshal R Nambiar has been appointed as the new chief of Indian Air Force's sword arm Western Air Command (WAC) on Thursday.

Kargil war hero and present Eastern Air Command chief Air Marshal R Nambiar has been appointed as the new chief of Indian Air Force's sword arm Western Air Command (WAC) on Thursday. The Air Marshal is credited for shooting five of the eight Laser Guided Bombs on the Pakistani positions during the Kargil war from his plane. The WAC is headquartered in the national capital and controls the area from north of Bikaner in Rajasthan up to Siachen Glacier and controls almost 40 per cent of the air bases of the Indian Air Force. Nambiar has the distinction of having the highest number of flying hours on the Mirage-2000 in the IAF, with over 2300 flying hours on the aircraft to his credit, and a total of 5100 hours of flying experience. He is a member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots and was the Project Test Pilot for the Light Combat Aircraft “Tejas”. Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar has been a Flight commander of a Mirage-2000 Squadron, the Senior Test Pilot and Commanding Officer of the Flight Test Squadron at Aircraft System Testing Establishment (ASTE). He has commanded the oldest Squadron of the IAF, the prestigious No. 1 Squadron. He flew the Mirage-2000 in combat during the Kargil conflict and has flown 25 operational missions. Nambiar was also awarded the Vayu Sena Medal for Gallantry by the President of India for the Kargil Operations. He was awarded a Bar to the Vayu Sena Medal for flight testing the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) in 2002, during its first phase of flight testing.

Kargil war hero Air Marshal Nambiar appointed chief of Western Air Command

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Kargil war hero Air Marshal Nambiar appointed chief of Western Air Command