Air Marshal Jasvir Singh Mann takes charge as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of IAF’s Southern Air Command

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Air Marshal Jasvir Singh Mann has taken charge as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AoC-in-C) of the Indian Air Force’s Thiruvananthapuram-based Southern Air Command (SAC).

Air Marshal Mann succeeds Air Marshal Manish Khanna as AoC-in-C of SAC.

Commissioned in the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force in December, 1989, Air Marshal Mann is a graduate of the Defence Services Staff College and the Higher Air Command and a postgraduate from the Royal College of Defence Studies, London.

He is a Pilot Attack Instructor with over 3,000 hours of flying experience on aircraft, including Apache, MiG-21, Jaguar, MiG-29, Su-30 and Rafale.

In a career spanning nearly four decades, he has commanded a fighter squadron and served as Air Officer Commanding of a fighter base. He has held important command and staff appointments, including that of Air Defence Commander and Senior Officer-in-charge (Administration) of a Command. At Air headquarters, he held the office of the Assistant Chief of Air Staff Operations (Offensive) and Director General (Weapon Systems).

Prior to the present appointment, he was Senior Air Staff Officer at the Western Air Command. He is a recipient of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and the Vayu Sena Medal.