Amar Preet Singh Explained

Honorific Prefix:Air Marshal
Amar Preet Singh
Honorific Suffix:PVSM, AVSM
Office:47th Vice Chief of the Air Staff
Term Start:1 February 2023
Predecessor:Sandeep Singh
Office1:Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Central Air Command
Term Start1:1 July 2022
Term End1:31 January 2023
Predecessor1:Richard John Duckworth
Successor1:Ravi Gopal Krishana Kapoor
Serviceyears:21 December 1984 - Present
Rank: Air Marshal
Military Blank1:Service Number
Military Data1:17695
Unit:No. 22 Squadron
Commands:Central Air Command
Awards:Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal

Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh, PVSM, AVSM is an officer of the Indian Air Force. He is serving as the 47th Vice Chief of the Air Staff. He assumed the office on February 1, 2023 succeeding Air Marshal Sandeep Singh.[1]

Early life and education

Amar Preet Singh was born on 27th October 1964, and, is an alumnus of Defence Services Staff College, National Defence College and National Defence Academy.[2]

Career

Amar Preet Singh was commissioned as a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force on 21 December 1984. In a distinguished career spanning 38 years, he has flown a variety of fighter and trainer aircraft with more than 4900 hours of operational flying. He is a Qualified Flying Instructor and an experimental test pilot with service flying on a variety of fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft.

With a long career of 39 years, he has commanded an air base. He has commanded the 22 squadron hosting the MiG-27. He served as the Chief Test Pilot at Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment and served as the Project Director at National Flight Test Center, Aeronautical Development Agency.[3]

He spearheaded the MiG-29 upgrade Project Management Team at Moscow, Russia and was instrumental in flight testing of HAL Tejas.

As the Air Vice Marshal, he served as the Air Defence Commander of South Western Air Command and Project Director at National Flight Test Center, Aeronautical Development Agency.

He served as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Central Air Command. He assumed the office on 1 July 2022 succeeding Air Marshal Richard John Duckworth.[4] [5] Prior to taking over command of Central Air Command as its AOC-in-C, he served as the Senior Air Staff Officer, Eastern Air Command.[2]

Honours and decorations

During his career, Amar Preet Singh was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2019 and Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 2023.[6] [7]

Param Vishisht Seva MedalAti Vishisht Seva Medal
Samanya Seva MedalSpecial Service MedalOperation Vijay MedalOperation Parakram Medal
Sainya Seva MedalHigh Altitude MedalVidesh Seva Medal75th Independence Anniversary Medal
50th Independence Anniversary Medal30 Years Long Service Medal20 Years Long Service Medal9 Years Long Service Medal

Personal life

He is married to Mrs Sarita Singh. The couple has a son and a daughter.[8]

Notes and References

  1. AIR MARSHAL AP SINGH ASSUMES APPOINTMENT OF VICE CHIEF OF THE AIR STAFF. PIB. 2023-02-01.
  2. Web site: Central Air Command - IAF. Indian Air Force. 2022-07-01. 2022-07-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20220730071237/https://indianairforce.nic.in/central-air-command/. 2022-07-30.
  3. Web site: Service record - Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh. Bharat Rakshak. 2022-07-30.
  4. AIR MARSHAL AP SINGH ASSUMES THE APPOINTMENT OF AOC-IN-C CENTRAL AIR COMMAND. PIB. 2022-07-01.
  5. Web site: Air Marshal AP Singh takes over as CAC chief. Hindustan Times. 2022-07-01.
  6. Web site: Distinguished Service and Gallantry Awards to IAF Personnel on Republic Day 2019 . 2019-01-25.
  7. President approves 412 Gallantry awards and other defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel on Republic Day. PIB. 2023-01-25.
  8. Web site: Air Marshal AP Singh: सेंट्रल एयर कमांड के एओसी-इन-चीफ बने एयर मार्शल एपी सिंह, बमरौली में संभाला कार्यभार. Jagran. Hindi. 2022-01-07.