Anil Yashwant Tipnis

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{{Infobox officeholder
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| honorific_prefix = [[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]]
| name = A Y Tipnis
| honorific_suffix = [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vayu Sena Medal|VM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1940|September|15|df=n}}
| death_date =
| birth_place =
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| image_size = 220px
| caption =
| office = 18th [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Chief of Air Staff]]
| nickname =
| predecessor = [[Satish Sareen]]
| successor = [[Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy]]
| allegiance = India
| serviceyears = 20 May 1960 – 31 December 2001
| rank = [[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]]
| branch = [[Indian Air Force]]
| commands = [[Western Air Command]] [[Gwalior Airport|AFS Gwalior]] [[No. 23 Squadron IAF|23 Squadron]]
| unit = [[No. 7 Squadron IAF]]
| battles = [[Kargil War]] [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]] [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]
| awards = [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] [[Vayu Sena Medal]]
| laterwork =
}}

[[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]] '''Anil Yashwant Tipnis''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vayu Sena Medal|VM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]] (born 15 September 1940) served as [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Chief of the Air Staff]] of the [[Indian Air Force]] from 31 December 1998 to 31 December 2001. He commanded the Air Force to distinction during the [[Kargil War]], when the force flew [[air superiority]] and [[close air support]] at heights of over 18,000 feet<ref>{{cite web | url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_exchief.php?pg_id=19&ch=31 | work=Indian Air Force | title=Ex-Chiefs Gallery | accessdate=21 December 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430222917/http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_exchief.php?pg_id=19&ch=31 | archive-date=30 April 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Anil Yashwant Tipnis was born on 15 September 1940. He did his education at [[Barnes School]], [[Deolali]]. After his schooling, he joined the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]], (NDA) [[Pune]] in January 1956.<ref name = ":1">{{cite web |title=A.Y. TIPNIS PVSM,AVSM, VM, ADC CAS |url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/content/ay-tipnis-pvsmavsm-vm-adc-cas |website=indianairforce.nic.in/}}</ref>

==Career==
Tipnis was commissioned as a fighter pilot on 28 May 1960. He spent his initial years as an operational pilot in several front line fighter squadrons.<ref name = ":1"/>

During the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]], Tipnis served with ''The First Supersonics'', the [[No. 28 Squadron IAF|28 Squadron]].
After the war, Tipnis was deputed to [[Iraq]] as a Pilot Attack Instructor (PAI).<ref name = ":1"/>

Tipnis qualified as a Fighter Combat Leader at the [[Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment]] (TACDE) in 1973.<ref name = ":1"/>

After attending the Staff College course at the [[Defence Services Staff College]], [[Wellington Cantonment|Wellington]], [[Wing commander (rank)|Wing Commander]] Tipnis took command of [[No. 23 Squadron IAF|23 Squadron]] quipped with [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21|Mig 21 Bison]]. After this stint, Tipnis was also short-listed (one among four) for the [[Interkosmos]] space program.<ref name = ":1"/>

As an [[Air Commodore]], Tipnis commanded [[Gwalior Airport|Air Force Station Gwalior]] which was equipped with [[Dassault Mirage 2000|Mirage 2000]].<ref name = ":1"/>

He attended the Defence Studies Course at [[National Defence College (India)|National Defence College]] in 1989. On promotion to [[Two-star rank]], [[Air vice-marshal|AVM]] Tipnis was appointed Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Inspection) at Air HQ. He later took over as [[Air Officer Commanding]] (AOC) J & K Area.<ref name = ":1"/>

As an [[Air Marshal]], Tipnis served as Senior Air Staff Officer (SASO) of [[Eastern Air Command (India)|Eastern Air Command]] and of [[Western Air Command (India)|Western Air Command]]. He later served as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Air Command from Aug 1995 to March 1997.<ref>{{cite web |title=Air Chief Marshal Anil Yeshwant Tipnis |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/5859 |website=bharat-rakshak.com}}</ref>

Tipnis then moved to Air HQ and served as the [[Vice Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Air Staff]] before taking over as the 18th [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Chief of the Air Staff]].<ref name = ":1"/>

==Awards and decorations==
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|[[File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|106px]]
|[[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|106px]]
|[[File:Vayusena Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]
|-
|[[File:IND Samar Seva Star Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Siachen Glacier Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Raksha Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Sangram Medal Ribbon.svg|106px]]
|-
|[[File:IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|106px]]
|[[File:IND High Altitude Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|106px]]
|-
|[[File:IND 25th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|106px]]
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}}
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
|colspan="1"|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|colspan="2"|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|colspan="1"|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|Vayu Sena Medal]]
|-
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|Meritorious Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|Siachen Glacier Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|Raksha Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|Sangram Medal]]
|-
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|Sainya Seva Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|High Altitude Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|Videsh Seva Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|50th Anniversary Independence Medal]]
|-
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|25th Anniversary Independence Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|30 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|20 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|9 Years Long Service Medal]]
|}

==References==
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[[Category:1940 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian Air Force officers]]
[[Category:Chiefs of Air Staff (India)]]
[[Category:Vice Chiefs of Air Staff (India)]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
[[Category:Alumni of the National Defence College, India]]

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