Air Marshal Seethepalli Shrinivas took over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Training Command, Indian Air Force (IAF), on Thursday.
An alumnus of National Defence Academy, Air Marshal Shrinivas was commissioned in the fighter stream of IAF in 1987. He is a ‘Category A’ Qualified Flying Instructor with over 4,200 hours of flying experience on MiG-21, Iskra, Kiran, PC-7 Mk II, HPT-32, and Microlite amongst other aircraft.
He is also qualified as a second pilot on Chetak/Cheetah helicopter and a categorised Operations Officer on the Pechora missile system.
Prior to his current assignment, he was the Senior Air Staff Officer at HQ SWAC.
The Air Marshal is a graduate of College of Defence Management and Defence Services Staff College. His educational qualifications include Master of Philosophy in Defence and Strategic Studies, Master of Management Studies and Master of Science in Defence and Strategic Studies.
