Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra assumed command of the Indian Air Force’s Western Air Command on 01 January 2025.
The Air Marshal was commissioned into the Indian Air Force as a fighter pilot on 06 December 1986. He is an alumnus of National Defence Academy Pune, Air Force Test Pilots School, Bangalore, Air Command and Staff College, USA and Royal College of Defence Studies, UK. A Fighter Combat Leader and an experimental Test Pilot, Air Marshal Mishra has more than 3000 hours of flying experience.
In his service career spanning over 38 years, the Air Marshal has tenanted important command and staff appointments. These include Commanding Officer of a Fighter Squadron, Chief Test Pilot at Aircraft & Systems Testing Establishment (ASTE), Air Officer Commanding of two frontline air bases, Director (Operational Planning and Assessment Group), Principal Director (ASR) and Asst Chief of Air Staff (Projects) at Air HQ (VB), Commandant ASTE and Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Doctrine, Organisation and Training). He was Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations) prior to taking over his present appointment.
The Air Officer is a recipient of ‘Ati Vishisht Seva Medal’ and ‘Vishisht Seva Medal’. Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra succeeds Air Marshal Pankaj Mohan Sinha who superannuated on 31 December 2024 after putting in more than 39 years of distinguished service in the IAF.
