Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC, Chief of the Air Staff attended the annual Eastern Air Command (EAC) Commanders’ conference held from 12 to 13 October 2023 at Air Force Station, Tezpur. He was received by Air Marshal SP Dharkar, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, EAC and was introduced to all Commanders and Senior Officers. Chief of the Air Staff reviewed the operational preparedness of the Command and expressed satisfaction on its major achievements.
In his address, the Chief of the Air Staff emphasized on the importance of maintaining a high operational preparedness and ensuring the operational readiness of all platforms, weapon systems and assets. He stressed on the need for root cause analysis of all accidents and incidents, improve maintenance practices to boost mission effectiveness, and focus on physical and cyber security at all times. He urged all Commanders to continue their efforts towards providing a safe operational flying environment. The CAS also awarded trophies to Stations for achieving excellence in the fields of Operations, Maintenance and Administration.