Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari took charge as Vice Chief of the Air Staff, IAF

New Delhi,  ANB, Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari PVSM AVSM VM took charge as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff, IAF.

According to News Service, Associated News Bureau, ANB, The Air Marshal completed his schooling at Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC) in Dehradun before joining the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasala.

He passed out from NDA in Jun 1985 with the President’s Gold Medal. He was commissioned as a Fighter Pilot in the Indian Air Force on 07 Jun 1986.

The Air Marshal has over 3600 hours of flying experience on various types of aircraft. Besides being a Qualified Flying Instructor and an Experimental Test Pilot, the Air Marshal is a graduate of the Air Command and Staff College, USA.He has also served as Directing Staff at the IAF Test Pilots’ School and the Defence Services Staff College in Wellington.

His extensive field experience encompasses operational testing of various weapons and systems, including a key role in operationalizing the ‘Litening’ Laser Designation Pod during the Kargil Operations in 1999. ANB