For the first time in the history of the Indian Air Force, a helicopter pilot will be taking over its reins. Fali Homi Major will become the chief of the Indian Air Force. This coveted position is usually held by fighter pilots.
Homi Major was inducted into the IAF in 1967 as a helicopter pilot and currently holds the position of Air Officer, Commander-in-Chief, Eastern India Command. He will take over his new position after the retirement of Air Chief Marshal, S.P Tyagi, on March 31.
Since 1967, Homi Major has occupied several important positions, which include a number of command and instructional appointments. However, Homi Major’s major achievement was his participation in the world’shighest battlefield operations in the Siachen glacier, where he commanded a helicopter unit. He was decorated with the Vayu Sena Medal for his IPKF operations in Sri Lanka.
Homi Major was inducted into the IAF in 1967 as a helicopter pilot and currently holds the position of Air Officer, Commander-in-Chief, Eastern India Command. He will take over his new position after the retirement of Air Chief Marshal, S.P Tyagi, on March 31.
Since 1967, Homi Major has occupied several important positions, which include a number of command and instructional appointments. However, Homi Major’s major achievement was his participation in the world’shighest battlefield operations in the Siachen glacier, where he commanded a helicopter unit. He was decorated with the Vayu Sena Medal for his IPKF operations in Sri Lanka.
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