Air Marshal B Suresh (AVSM, Vayusena Medal) takes over as Senior Air Staff Officer of the Western Air Command of the Indian Air Force.
He is a graduate of the ‘Rashtriya Indian Military College’, Dehradun, and the ‘National Defence Academy’ Khadakwasla. He was commissioned as a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force on 13 Dec 1980.
He is a meritorious graduate of the ‘Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment’ (TACDE), a graduate of the ‘Defence Services Staff College’, Wellington, and a post graduate from Cranfiled University, Shrivenham UK. Prior to taking over the present appointment, he was Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Air Defence) at Air Headquarters, Vayu Bhawan.