SHILLONG: Air Marshal Anil Khosla took over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Air Command on January 1.
Born on April 9, 1959, the Air Marshal, an alumnus of National Defence Academy, was commissioned in the fighter stream of Indian Air Force in December 1979. Khosla has to his credit over 4,000 hours of accident-free flying mainly on different variants of Jaguar, MiG-21 and Kiran aircraft. He is equally experienced in both ground attack and air defence roles with specialisation on maritime role.
Khosla, a post graduate from Defence Services Staff College (DSSC) who holds two M Phil degrees in military studies, is an ‘A2’ category flying instructor and a fighter strike leader.
The air officer was awarded the Commandant’s medal during Higher Command Course at Army War College.
He has attended Senior Defence Management Course at College of Defence Management and is also an alumnus of National Defence College.
Khosla has vast instructional experience and has been a directing staff at prestigious institutions like Tactics and Combat Development Establishment and Flying Instructor School.
For his distinguished service Air Marshal Khosla, who is a keen golfer and billiards player, has been awarded Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and Vayu Sena Medal.
