Indian Air Force News – Air Marshal Tejinder Singh took charge as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) of the Training Command on May 1, 2025. Upon assuming his new role, he paid tribute to fallen heroes by laying a wreath at the Training Command War Memorial.
A National Defence Academy alumnus, Air Marshal Tejinder was commissioned into the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force on June 13, 1987. A Category ‘A’ Qualified Flying Instructor with over 4,500 flying hours, he is also a graduate of the Defence Service Staff College and National Defence College.
Throughout his career, he has held significant positions, including
- commanding a Fighter Squadron,
- a Radar Station,
- a premier Fighter Base, and
- serving as Air Officer Commanding, Jammu and Kashmir.
His staff roles include Operational Staff at Command HQ, Air Commodore (Personnel Officers-1) at Air HQ, Deputy Assistant Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Financial Planning) at HQ IDS, Air Commodore (Aerospace Safety), Assistant Chief of Air Staff Operations (Offensive), ACAS Ops (Strategy), and Senior Air Staff Officer at Eastern Air Command in Shillong, Meghalaya. Before this appointment, he served as the Deputy Chief of the Air Staff at Air HQ (VB).
For his distinguished service, Air Marshal Tejinder was honored with the Vayu Sena Medal in 2007 and the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2022 by the President of India.
