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New AOC-in-C of EAC

By Staff Correspondent

SHILLONG, Oct 1 - Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar, took over as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Air Command (EAC) of Indian Air Force today.

Air Marshal is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy and was commissioned in the IAF as Fighter Pilot in June 1981. He is an Experimental Test Pilot and has flown 42 types of aircraft as Pilot in Command, an official statement said.

He has the distinction of having the highest number of flying hours on the Mirage-2000 in the IAF with over 2,300 flying hours to his credit, and overall 5,100 hours of flying experience.

He has served in Shillong as Senior Air Staff Officer (SASO) earlier.

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