Suraj Kumar Jha was commissioned as a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force on 8 June, 1984. In a distinguish career spanning 37 years, he has flown a variety of fighter and trainer aircraft with more than 2900 hours of operational flying.[4]
With a career of 37 years in the IAF, he was the commanding officer of a front line fighter aircraft squadron and a fighter base. As an Air Vice Marshal, he served as the Air Officer Commanding Advance Headquarters, was the Commandant of College of Air Warfare, Assistant Chief of Integrated Defence Staff. He is an alumnus of the Air Force Academy and the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington.[5]
Honours and decorationsedit
During his career, Suraj Kumar Jha was awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 2023, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2021 and was Mention-in-Despatches by Chief of the Air Staff in 1999 for his actions in Kargil War.[2][6]
suraj, kumar, marshal, pvsm, avsm, retired, officer, indian, force, last, served, officer, charge, personnel, assumed, office, august, 2021, succeeding, marshal, richard, john, duckworth, previously, served, deputy, chief, staff, headquarters, vayu, bhawan, de. Air Marshal Suraj Kumar Jha PVSM AVSM is a retired officer in the Indian Air Force who last served as the Air Officer in Charge Personnel He assumed the office on 1 August 2021 succeeding Air Marshal Richard John Duckworth Previously he served as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff at Air Headquarters Vayu Bhawan in New Delhi succeeding Air Marshal Sandeep Singh 2 3 Air MarshalSuraj Kumar JhaPVSM AVSMAllegiance IndiaService wbr branch Indian Air ForceYears of service8 Jun 1984 31 August 2023 1 RankAir MarshalService number17445 1 UnitNo 7 SquadronCommands heldAir Officer in Charge Personnel Deputy Chief of the Air StaffBattles warsKargil WarAwardsParam Vishisht Seva MedalAti Vishisht Seva Medal Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Honours and decorations 4 ReferencesEarly life and education editSuraj Kumar Jha was born in Madhubani Bihar on August 15 1963 He joined Sainik School Tilaiya and from there he joined the National Defence Academy There he was the all India UPSC topper in 1980 Suraj Kumar Jha is an alumnus of Defence Services Staff College 1 Career editSuraj Kumar Jha was commissioned as a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force on 8 June 1984 In a distinguish career spanning 37 years he has flown a variety of fighter and trainer aircraft with more than 2900 hours of operational flying 4 With a career of 37 years in the IAF he was the commanding officer of a front line fighter aircraft squadron and a fighter base As an Air Vice Marshal he served as the Air Officer Commanding Advance Headquarters was the Commandant of College of Air Warfare Assistant Chief of Integrated Defence Staff He is an alumnus of the Air Force Academy and the Defence Services Staff College Wellington 5 Honours and decorations editDuring his career Suraj Kumar Jha was awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 2023 Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2021 and was Mention in Despatches by Chief of the Air Staff in 1999 for his actions in Kargil War 2 6 nbsp nbsp Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva MedalReferences edit a b c Air Marshal Suraj Kumar Jha Bharat Rakshak Retrieved 2021 08 06 a b AIR MARSHAL SURAJ KUMAR JHA AVSMASSUMES CHARGE AS AIR OFFICER IN CHARGE PERSONNEL PIB Retrieved 2021 08 03 Air Marshal Suraj Kumar Jha takes over as Air Officer in Charge Personnel ANI 2021 08 04 Air Marshal Suraj Kumar Jha assumes charge as Air Officer In Charge Personnel DD News 2021 08 04 Air Marshal RJ Duckworth takes charge of crucial air command at Pakistan border Defenstar 2019 12 16 President approves 412 Gallantry awards and other defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel on Republic Day PIB 2023 01 25 Military offices Preceded byRichard John Duckworth Air Officer in Charge Personnel1 August 2021 31 August 2023 Succeeded byNagesh Kapoor Preceded bySandeep Singh Deputy Chief of the Air Staff1 May 2021 31 July 2021 Succeeded byNarmdeshwar Tiwari Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Suraj Kumar Jha amp oldid 1187460916, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
