Air Vice Marshal LK Malhotra has assumed the appointment of Assistant Chief of Air Staff (personnel Officers) and Air Vice Marshal Paramjit Singh Bhangu has assumed the appointment of Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Personnel Airmen and Civilians). Both will be based at Air HQs, Vayu Bhawan, New Delhi.
Air Vice Marshal LK Malhotra was commissioned in fighter stream in 1973 and has flown approx 4000 hours on variety of fighter aircraft. He is a graduate of the National Defence Academy, is a Qualified Flying Instructor, an Instrument Rating Instructor/Examiner, a graduate of the DSSC and has undergone the HCC at college of combat, Mhow. He has held several important field and staff appointments which include Commanding Officer of fighter squadron, Chief Operations Officer of a Fighter Base in an active command, Directing Staff at college of Air Warfare, command of a Tactical unit in Eastern Air command and important Staff appointments at Air Headquarters. He has commanded a premier Fighter Base in Western Air Command, and after a short Staff tenure at Air HQ has now assumed the present appointment of Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Personnel Officers) at Air HQ. He has been commended by the CAS, and is a recipient of Presidential Awards of Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and Vishisht Seva Medal for his exemplary leadership, dedication and distinguished service to the IAF.
Air Vice Marshal Paramjit Singh Bhangu graduated from National Defence Academy and was commissioned as fighter pilot in Jan 1972. The Marshal is an alumni of Defence Service Staff College, Wellington. He has 4500 hrs of flying on fighter and trainer aircraft and served in number of fighter combat aircraft units. He has also served as Commanding Officer of the prestigious Indian Air Force combat unit “Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment” and Air Force Station Naliya for 3 and 2 years respectively. Besides appointments at Air HQ as Joint Director and Director Flight Safety, he had a diplomatic tenure in Embassy of India Moscow, Russia as Air Attache for over 3 years. He had also held the appointment of Director General, Air Force Naval Housing Board for almost a year. The Air Officer held the appointment of Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Personnel Officers). The Air Vice Marshal was awarded the Vayu Sena Medal in 1992 and Ati Vishist Seva Medal in 1996 for exceptional devotion to duty.
