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{{Infobox military rank
| name = Air marshal
| image = File:Flag of Air arshal (India).png
| image_size = 120
| caption = Air Marshal of the IAF [[Flag officer|rank flag]]
| image2 =File: Indian IAF OF-8.svg
| image_size2 = 60px
| caption2 = Shoulder board of an air marshal
| image3 =File:India-AirForce-OF-8-collected.svg
| image_size3 =80px
| caption3 =Rank insignia of an air marshal
| country = {{flag|India}}
| service branch = {{air force|India}}
| abbreviation = AM
| rank = [[Three-star rank]]
| NATO rank =
| Non-NATO rank =
| formation =
| abolished =
| higher rank = [[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air chief marshal]]
| lower rank = [[Air vice marshal (India)|Air vice marshal]]
| equivalents = [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant general]] ([[Indian Army]])<br/>[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice admiral]] ([[Indian Navy]])
| history =
}}
'''Air marshal''' is a [[Three-star rank|three-star]] [[air officer]] rank in the [[Indian Air Force]]. It is the second-highest active rank in the Indian Air Force. Air marshal ranks above the [[two-star rank]] of [[air vice marshal (India)|air vice marshal]] and below the [[four-star rank]] of [[Air Chief Marshal (India)|air chief marshal]], which is held by the [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Chief of the Air Staff]].

From 1947 to 1966, the appointment of [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Chief of the Air Staff]], the professional head of the [[Indian Air Force]] was held by an air marshal. The position of the CAS was upgraded from air marshal to [[Air Chief Marshal (India)|air chief marshal]] in 1966. The first IAF officer to hold the rank was ACM [[Arjan Singh]] (later promoted to the [[five-star rank]] of [[marshal of the Indian Air Force]]) who was promoted to the rank while he served as the CAS.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marshal of The Air Force {{!}} Indian Air Force {{!}} Government of India |url=https://indianairforce.nic.in/content/marshal-iaf |website=indianairforce.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Legends/Arjan.html |title=Arjan |accessdate=4 April 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327195335/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Legends/Arjan.html |archivedate=27 March 2008 }}</ref>

The equivalent rank in the [[Indian Army]] is [[Lieutenant General (India)|lieutenant general]] and in the [[Indian Navy]] is [[Vice Admiral (India)|vice admiral]].

Officers in the rank of air marshal hold important appointments at the air commands and at the air headquarters.

==Air commanders (C-in-C grade)==
[[File:Air Marshal S.B. Deo takes over as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff, in New Delhi on January 02, 2017.jpg|thumb|Air Marshal [[Shirish Baban Deo|S B Deo]] in uniform]]
Senior air marshals who are in the C-in-C grade (air commanders), are considered to be in a grade higher than other air marshals. They hold the most senior appointments like the [[Vice Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Air Staff]] and the heads of the seven air commands (styled "air officer commanding-in-chief"). The seven AOC-in-C appointments are:

* [[Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Central Air Command]]
* [[Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Air Command]]
* [[Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Air Command]]
* [[Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief South Western Air Command]]
* [[Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Air Command]]
* [[Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Training Command]]
* [[Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Maintenance Command]]

==Insignia==
The flag of an Air vice marshal is sky blue with the Indian Air Force roundel surmounted by the eagle from the Indian Air Force badge, with three yellow stars in the fly. The badges of rank consist of two sky blue bands (each on a slightly wider navy blue band) over a sky blue band on a navy blue broad band. An air marshal wears gorget patches which are blue patches with three white stars. Air commanders in the C-in-C grade have additional oak leaves under the three white stars. In addition to this, the blue grey terrywool tunic has three sleeve stripes consisting of a broad band with two narrower bands.<ref>{{cite web |title=Uniform {{!}} Indian Air Force {{!}} Government of India |url=https://indianairforce.nic.in/uniform |website=indianairforce.nic.in}}</ref>

==Order of precedence==
An air marshal in the C-in-C grade ranks at number 23 on the [[Indian order of precedence]], along with lieutenant generals of the [[Indian Army]] and vice admirals of the [[Indian Navy]] in the C-in-C grade. The other air marshals rank at number 24 in the order of precedence.<ref name="rajyasabha">{{cite web |work=Office of the President of India |publisher=[[Rajya Sabha]] |accessdate=2010-08-05 |date=1979-08-26 |url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/guidline_govt_mp/chap11.pdf |title=President's Secretariat}}</ref>

Air marshals in the C-in-C grade are at the apex pay scale (pay level 17), with a monthly pay of ₹225,000 (US$3,100). Other air marshals, in the HAG+ pay scale (pay level 16) draw lesser, depending on the years in service. However, since they should not draw equivalent or more than the next higher level, the remuneration is capped at ₹224,000.<ref>{{cite web |title=Report of the Seventh Central Pay Commission|url=http://7cpc.india.gov.in/pdf/sevencpcreport.pdf |date=20 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120092637/http://7cpc.india.gov.in/pdf/sevencpcreport.pdf |archive-date=2015-11-20 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=DelhiJune 29 |first1=India Today Web Desk New |last2=June 29 |first2=India Today Web Desk New |last3=Ist |first3=India Today Web Desk New |title=7th Pay Commission cleared: What is the Pay Commission? How does it affect salaries? |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/7th-pay-commission-cleared-what-is-pay-commission-how-does-it-effect-our-pockets-16980-2016-06-29 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of serving air marshals of the Indian Air Force]]
* [[Air Force ranks and insignia of India]]
* [[Air officer commanding]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Military ranks by country}}

[[Category:Military insignia|India Air Force]]
[[Category:Indian Air Force]]
[[Category:Indian Air Force air marshals]]
[[Category:Military ranks of the Indian Air Force]]
[[Category:Three-star officers]]

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