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| New IAF chief to take chargeonApril |
| Air Marshal Fali Major will take over as India's new Air Chief from April 1.
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| INDIA
, 1-February-2007
2:52:57 AM |
| Air Marshal Fali Major will take over as India's new Air Chief from April 1.
Speaking to NDTV, Air Marshall Major said he is looking forward to taking the Indian Air Force to greater heights.
"I am very happy and honoured that the Government of India had made an announcement for me to be the next Indian Air Force Chief. It feels great and I look forward to a very bright and fruitful tenure as the Chief of Air Staff.
"My endeavour will be to take our Air Force forward and make it a very potent aerospace power in today's environment which obtains around the world," he said.
The new Air Chief designate was involved in rescue of 11 tourists stranded in a broken cable car in Himachal Pradesh in 1992 and was awarded the Shaurya Chakra.
He commanded a helicopter unit in Siachen and helicopter fleet during the IPKF operations in Sri Lanka and was awarded the Vayu Sena Medal.
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