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	The CAC mainly patrols the North Central part of India. It has airbases at [[Agra]], [[Bareilly]], [[Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh\|Gorakhpur]], [[Gwalior]] and [[Prayagraj Airport\|Prayagraj]] and some units are located at [[Bihta]], [[Darbhanga]], Bakshi-ka-Talab, [[Nagpur]], [[Kanpur]], [[Nainital]], Memaura and [[Varanasi]].<ref name="Times-02Oct12"/>		The CAC mainly patrols the North Central part of India. It has airbases at [[Agra]], [[Bareilly]], [[Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh\|Gorakhpur]], [[Gwalior]] and [[Prayagraj Airport\|Prayagraj]] and some units are located at [[Bihta]], [[Darbhanga]], Bakshi-ka-Talab, [[Nagpur]], [[Kanpur]], [[Nainital]], Memaura and [[Varanasi]].<ref name="Times-02Oct12"/>

	The CAC operates fixed-wing aircraft such as the [[Mirage 2000]], [[Antonov An-32]], [[Ilyushin Il-76]] and [[Dornier 228]]; and helicopters such as the [[Mil Mi-8]], [[Mil Mi-17]] and [[Mil Mi-26]].{{citation needed\|date=August ~~2022~~}}		The CAC operates fixed-wing aircraft such as the [[Mirage 2000]], [[Antonov An-32]], [[Ilyushin Il-76]] and [[Dornier 228]]; and helicopters such as the [[Mil Mi-8]], [[Mil Mi-17]] and [[Mil Mi-26]].{{citation needed\|date=August 2015}}

	==See also==		==See also==

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	\| command_structure =		\| command_structure =
	\| garrison = [[~~Prayagraj~~]]		\| garrison = [[Allahabad]]
	\| garrison_label = Headquarters		\| garrison_label = Headquarters
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	\| battles = [[Sino-Indian War\|1962 Sino-Indian War]], [[East Pakistan Operations 1971]], [[Operation Meghdoot]], [[Cyclone 05B (1999)\|Orissa Super-Cyclone Relief, 1999]]		\| battles = [[Sino-Indian War\|1962 Sino-Indian War]], [[East Pakistan Operations 1971]], [[Operation Meghdoot]], [[Cyclone 05B (1999)\|Orissa Super-Cyclone Relief, 1999]]
	\| anniversaries = <!-- Commanders -->		\| anniversaries = <!-- Commanders -->
	\| commander1 = Air Marshal [[~~Richard John Duckworth~~]], [[AVSM~~]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal\|VSM]]~~<ref~~>{{cite web\|url~~=~~https://bharatshakti.in/air-force-change-of~~-~~guard-at-critical-posts/\|title=Rapid Turnover in IAF Brass\|publisher=Bharat Shakti\|date=2021-05-29}}</ref><ref~~>{{cite ~~web~~\|url=~~http~~://~~www~~.~~bharat-rakshak~~.~~com~~/~~IAF/Database/Units/list~~.~~php~~?~~qunit~~=~~CAC~~\|title=Central Air Command ~~- BRF~~\|publisher=~~Bharat Rakshak~~\|~~access-~~date=~~30 May 2021~~}}</ref>		\| commander1 = Air Marshal [[Amar Preet Singh]], AVSM<ref name="PIB-01Jul22">{{cite press release \|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1838613 \|title=Air Marshal AP Singh Assumes the Appointment of AOC-In-C Central Air Command \|publisher=PIB\|date=2022-07-01}}</ref>
	\| commander1_label = [[Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief]]		\| commander1_label = [[Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief]]
	\| commander2 = Air Marshal Ravi Gopal Krishana Kapoor, [[AVSM]], [[Vayu Sena Medal\|VM]]<ref>{{cite tweet\|number=1453677279352029193\|user=PROdefprayagraj\|title=Air Marshal RGK Kapoor VM took over as Senior Air Staff Officer, HQ Central Air Command on 26 Oct 2021.\|date=2021-10-28}}</ref>		\| commander2 = Air Marshal Ravi Gopal Krishana Kapoor, [[AVSM]], [[Vayu Sena Medal\|VM]]<ref>{{cite tweet\|number=1453677279352029193\|user=PROdefprayagraj\|title=Air Marshal RGK Kapoor VM took over as Senior Air Staff Officer, HQ Central Air Command on 26 Oct 2021.\|date=2021-10-28}}</ref>
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	The '''Central Air Command''' is one of the five operational [[Command (military formation)\|commands]] of the [[Indian Air Force]]. It is currently headquartered in [[Allahabad~~\|Prayagraj~~]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]]. It was formed on 19 March 1962, at Rani Kuthee, [[Kolkata\|Calcutta]].		The '''Central Air Command''' is one of the five operational [[Command (military formation)\|commands]] of the [[Indian Air Force]]. It is currently headquartered in [[Allahabad]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]]. It was formed on 19 March 1962, at Rani Kuthee, [[Kolkata\|Calcutta]].

	== History ==		== History ==
	Due to the possibility of war with China, No. 1 Operational Group was formed on 27 May 1958 at Ranikuthee in [[Calcutta]], to look after all the units. In 1959, it was upgraded to Eastern Air Force (EAF). In 1962, after the [[Sino-Indian War]], EAF was moved to Shillong and Central Air Command (CAC) was formed on 19 March 1962 with its headquarters at Rani Kuthee, [[Kolkata\|Calcutta]] (now Kolkata). Calcutta was considered an inappropriate location for the Central Air Command Headquarters and it was relocated to ~~[[Prayagraj]]~~ in February 1966.<ref>{{cite book\|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=w_SpCQAAQBAJ&q=No+1+Operational+Group&pg=PT68\|title= Reorganising the Air Force For Future Operations\|~~author~~= ~~AVM A K~~ Tiwari\|date= 15 August 2012\|isbn= 9789381411728}}</ref>		Due to the possibility of war with China, No. 1 Operational Group was formed on 27 May 1958 at Ranikuthee in [[Calcutta]], to look after all the units. In 1959, it was upgraded to Eastern Air Force (EAF). In 1962, after the [[Sino-Indian War]], EAF was moved to Shillong and Central Air Command (CAC) was formed on 19 March 1962 with its headquarters at Rani Kuthee, [[Kolkata\|Calcutta]] (now Kolkata). Calcutta was considered an inappropriate location for the Central Air Command Headquarters and it was relocated to Allahabad in February 1966.<ref>{{cite book\|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=w_SpCQAAQBAJ&q=No+1+Operational+Group&pg=PT68\|title= Reorganising the Air Force For Future Operations \|first1=Air Vice Marshal Arun Kumar \|last1=Tiwari \|date= 15 August 2012\|isbn= 9789381411728 \|publisher=VIJ Books (India) PVT Ltd}}</ref>

	During the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]], CAC [[English Electric Canberra]]s carried out 163 bombing and 33 close air support sorties against Pakistani forces, and raided [[Pakistan Air Force]] airbases at [[Mauripur]], [[Multan]], [[Sargodha]], [[Peshawar]], and [[Chaklala]]. Squadron Leader Charanjit Singh and Flt Lt Mangat Singh made a 'brilliant raid' on the night of 13–14 September 1965, by carrying out a major air base attacks at Peshawar. Three [[Mahavir Chakra]]s were awarded to the members of Canberra squadrons. In a major attack, seven Canberras of [[No. 35 Squadron IAF\|No. 35 Squadron]] attacked the oil storage tanks at [[Karachi]], destroying about 60% of Pakistan's oil reserves.<ref name="~~times~~"/>		During the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]], CAC [[English Electric Canberra]]s carried out 163 bombing and 33 close air support sorties against Pakistani forces, and raided [[Pakistan Air Force]] airbases at [[Mauripur]], [[Multan]], [[Sargodha]], [[Peshawar]], and [[Chaklala]]. Squadron Leader Charanjit Singh and Flt Lt Mangat Singh made a 'brilliant raid' on the night of 13–14 September 1965, by carrying out a major air base attacks at Peshawar. Three [[Mahavir Chakra]]s were awarded to the members of Canberra squadrons. In a major attack, seven Canberras of [[No. 35 Squadron IAF\|No. 35 Squadron]] attacked the oil storage tanks at [[Karachi]], destroying about 60% of Pakistan's oil reserves.<ref name="Times-02Oct12"/>

	On 3 November 1988, during the [[1988 Maldives coup d'état]], Indian troops were airlifted to Maldives in two CAC [[Ilyushin Il-76]]s and landed at Hulule airport on a dark unlit runway. By 2.30am on 4 November the Indian forces completed their mission and safely brought back the President of Maldives.<ref name="~~times~~"/>		On 3 November 1988, during the [[1988 Maldives coup d'état]], Indian troops were airlifted to Maldives in two CAC [[Ilyushin Il-76]]s and landed at Hulule airport on a dark unlit runway. By 2.30am on 4 November the Indian forces completed their mission and safely brought back the President of Maldives.<ref name="Times-02Oct12"/>

	In operation "Safed Sagar" during the [[Kargil war]] in 1999, CAC played a prominent role by successfully carrying out attacks on enemy bases.<ref name="~~times~~"/>		In operation "Safed Sagar" during the [[Kargil war]] in 1999, CAC played a prominent role by successfully carrying out attacks on enemy bases.<ref name="Times-02Oct12"/>

	The IAF's first exercise with a foreign air force (Garud) took place with the [[French Air Force]] in Gwalior in 2003 and CAC participated in an eight-day exercise. A number of joint exercises have been conducted with the [[United States Air Force]], [[Royal Air Force]], the [[Singapore Air Force]] and [[South African Air Force]] at Gwalior and Agra.		The IAF's first exercise with a foreign air force (Garud) took place with the [[French Air Force]] in Gwalior in 2003 and CAC participated in an eight-day exercise. A number of joint exercises have been conducted with the [[United States Air Force]], [[Royal Air Force]], the [[Singapore Air Force]] and [[South African Air Force]] at Gwalior and Agra.<ref name="Times-02Oct12">{{cite news \|url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/Central-Air-Command-A-dominant-power-in-the-sky/articleshow/16635971.cms \|title= Central Air Command: A dominant power in the sky\|work= [[The Times of India]] \|date=2 October 2012 \|first1=Rajiv \|last1=Mani}}</ref>
	<ref name="~~times~~">{{cite news\|url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/Central-Air-Command-A-dominant-power-in-the-sky/articleshow/16635971.cms \|title= Central Air Command: A dominant power in the sky\|work= Times of India}}</ref>

	==Organization==		==Organization==
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	\| rowspan="6"\|[[Air Vice Marshal]]		\| rowspan="6"\|[[Air Vice Marshal]]
	\| [[Shivdev Singh]]		\| [[Shivdev Singh]]
	\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1963\|06\|10}}<ref name="cac-brf">{{cite news\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Units/CAC\|title=Central Air Command - BRF \|access-date=~~14 May 2021~~\|website=Bharat Rakshak}}</ref>		\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1963\|06\|10}}<ref name="cac-brf">{{cite news\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Units/CAC\|title=Central Air Command - BRF \|access-date=13 September 2022\|website=Bharat Rakshak}}</ref>
	\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1966\|03\|4}}		\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1966\|03\|4}}
	\|-		\|-
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	\|-		\|-
	\| rowspan="34"\|[[Air Marshal]]		\| rowspan="35"\|[[Air Marshal]]
	\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1972\|06\|26}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>		\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1972\|06\|26}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
	\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1974\|06\|26}}		\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1974\|06\|26}}
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	\| [[Richard John Duckworth]]		\| [[Richard John Duckworth]]
	\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|2021\|07\|01}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>		\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|2021\|07\|01}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
	\| ~~Present~~		\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|2022\|06\|30}}
			\|-
			\|[[Amar Preet Singh]]
			\|{{dts\|format=dmy\|2022\|07\|01}}<ref name="PIB-01Jul22"/><ref name="cac-brf"/>
			\|Incumbent
	\|}		\|}

	== Operations ==		== Operations ==
	The CAC mainly patrols the North Central part of India. It has airbases at [[Agra]], [[Bareilly]], [[Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh\|Gorakhpur]], [[Gwalior]] and ~~Bamraulli~~ and some units are located at [[Bihta]], [[Darbhanga]], Bakshi-ka-Talab, [[Nagpur]], [[Kanpur]], [[Nainital]], Memaura and [[Varanasi]].<ref name="~~times~~"/>		The CAC mainly patrols the North Central part of India. It has airbases at [[Agra]], [[Bareilly]], [[Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh\|Gorakhpur]], [[Gwalior]] and [[Prayagraj Airport\|Prayagraj]] and some units are located at [[Bihta]], [[Darbhanga]], Bakshi-ka-Talab, [[Nagpur]], [[Kanpur]], [[Nainital]], Memaura and [[Varanasi]].<ref name="Times-02Oct12"/>

	The CAC operates fixed-wing aircraft such as the [[Mirage 2000]], [[Antonov An-32]], [[Ilyushin Il-76]] and [[Dornier 228]]; and helicopters such as the [[Mil Mi-8]], [[Mil Mi-17]] and [[Mil Mi-26]].{{citation needed\|date=August ~~2015~~}}		The CAC operates fixed-wing aircraft such as the [[Mirage 2000]], [[Antonov An-32]], [[Ilyushin Il-76]] and [[Dornier 228]]; and helicopters such as the [[Mil Mi-8]], [[Mil Mi-17]] and [[Mil Mi-26]].{{citation needed\|date=August 2022}}

	==See also==		==See also==

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	\| commander1 = Air Marshal [[Richard John Duckworth]], [[AVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal\|VSM]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://bharatshakti.in/air-force-change-of-guard-at-critical-posts/\|title=Rapid Turnover in IAF Brass\|publisher=Bharat Shakti\|date=2021-05-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Units/list.php?qunit=CAC\|title=Central Air Command - BRF\|publisher=Bharat Rakshak\|access-date=30 May 2021}}</ref>		\| commander1 = Air Marshal [[Richard John Duckworth]], [[AVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal\|VSM]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://bharatshakti.in/air-force-change-of-guard-at-critical-posts/\|title=Rapid Turnover in IAF Brass\|publisher=Bharat Shakti\|date=2021-05-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Units/list.php?qunit=CAC\|title=Central Air Command - BRF\|publisher=Bharat Rakshak\|access-date=30 May 2021}}</ref>
	\| commander1_label = [[Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief]]		\| commander1_label = [[Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief]]
	\| commander2 = Air Marshal Ravi Gopal Krishana Kapoor, [[Vayu Sena Medal\|VM]]<ref>{{cite tweet\|number=1453677279352029193\|user=PROdefprayagraj\|title=Air Marshal RGK Kapoor VM took over as Senior Air Staff Officer, HQ Central Air Command on 26 Oct 2021.\|date=2021-10-28}}</ref>		\| commander2 = Air Marshal Ravi Gopal Krishana Kapoor, [[AVSM]], [[Vayu Sena Medal\|VM]]<ref>{{cite tweet\|number=1453677279352029193\|user=PROdefprayagraj\|title=Air Marshal RGK Kapoor VM took over as Senior Air Staff Officer, HQ Central Air Command on 26 Oct 2021.\|date=2021-10-28}}</ref>
	\| commander2_label = Senior Air Staff Officer		\| commander2_label = Senior Air Staff Officer
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{{short description|Indian Air Force regional command}}
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = '''Central Air Command, Indian Air Force'''
| image = CAC Crest.jpg
| image_size = 100px
| caption = Emblem of the Central Air Command
| dates =
| country = [[India]]
| branch = [[Indian Air Force]]
| type = Operational Air Command
| role = [[Air superiority fighter|Air Defence]], [[Offensive counter air attack|OCA]], [[Close Air Support|Offensive Ground Support]], [[Airlift]].
| size =
| command_structure =
| garrison = [[Prayagraj]]
| garrison_label = Headquarters
| nickname =
| motto = {{lang-sa|निग्राह्या रसवा शस्त्रावा}} ''Nigrahya Rasava shastrava''
| colors =
| colors_label =
| battles = [[Sino-Indian War|1962 Sino-Indian War]], [[East Pakistan Operations 1971]], [[Operation Meghdoot]], [[Cyclone 05B (1999)|Orissa Super-Cyclone Relief, 1999]]
| anniversaries = 
| commander1 = Air Marshal [[Richard John Duckworth]], [[AVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bharatshakti.in/air-force-change-of-guard-at-critical-posts/|title=Rapid Turnover in IAF Brass|publisher=Bharat Shakti|date=2021-05-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Units/list.php?qunit=CAC|title=Central Air Command - BRF|publisher=Bharat Rakshak|access-date=30 May 2021}}</ref>
| commander1_label = [[Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief]]
| notable_commanders = 
| identification_symbol =
| identification_symbol_label =
| start_date = 19 March 1962
}}

The '''Central Air Command''' is one of the five operational [[Command (military formation)|commands]] of the [[Indian Air Force]]. It is currently headquartered in [[Allahabad|Prayagraj]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]]. It was formed on 19 March 1962, at Rani Kuthee, [[Kolkata|Calcutta]].

== History ==
Due to the possibility of war with China, No. 1 Operational Group was formed on 27 May 1958 at Ranikuthee in [[Calcutta]], to look after all the units. In 1959, it was upgraded to Eastern Air Force (EAF). In 1962, after the [[Sino-Indian War]], EAF was moved to Shillong and Central Air Command (CAC) was formed on 19 March 1962 with its headquarters at Rani Kuthee, [[Kolkata|Calcutta]] (now Kolkata). Calcutta was considered an inappropriate location for the Central Air Command Headquarters and it was relocated to [[Prayagraj]] in February 1966.<ref>{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=w_SpCQAAQBAJ&q=No+1+Operational+Group&pg=PT68|title= Reorganising the Air Force For Future Operations|author= AVM A K Tiwari|date= 15 August 2012|isbn= 9789381411728}}</ref>

During the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]], CAC [[English Electric Canberra]]s carried out 163 bombing and 33 close air support sorties against Pakistani forces, and raided [[Pakistan Air Force]] airbases at [[Mauripur]], [[Multan]], [[Sargodha]], [[Peshawar]], and [[Chaklala]]. Squadron Leader Charanjit Singh and Flt Lt Mangat Singh made a 'brilliant raid' on the night of 13–14 September 1965, by carrying out a major air base attacks at Peshawar. Three [[Mahavir Chakra]]s were awarded to the members of Canberra squadrons. In a major attack, seven Canberras of [[No. 35 Squadron IAF|No. 35 Squadron]] attacked the oil storage tanks at [[Karachi]], destroying about 60% of Pakistan's oil reserves.<ref name="times"/>

On 3 November 1988, during the [[1988 Maldives coup d'état]], Indian troops were airlifted to Maldives in two CAC [[Ilyushin Il-76]]s and landed at Hulule airport on a dark unlit runway. By 2.30am on 4 November the Indian forces completed their mission and safely brought back the President of Maldives.<ref name="times"/>

In operation "Safed Sagar" during the [[Kargil war]] in 1999, CAC played a prominent role by successfully carrying out attacks on enemy bases.<ref name="times"/>

The IAF's first exercise with a foreign air force (Garud) took place with the [[French Air Force]] in Gwalior in 2003 and CAC participated in an eight-day exercise. A number of joint exercises have been conducted with the [[United States Air Force]], [[Royal Air Force]], the [[Singapore Air Force]] and [[South African Air Force]] at Gwalior and Agra.
<ref name="times">{{cite news|url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/Central-Air-Command-A-dominant-power-in-the-sky/articleshow/16635971.cms |title= Central Air Command: A dominant power in the sky|work= Times of India}}</ref>

==Organization==

Squadrons include:

{| class="sortable" border=1 style="border-collapse: collapse;"
|- style="background:#ccc;"
!Squadron!!Base!!Equipment!!Notes
|-
|[[No. 106 Squadron IAF]]
||[[Agra Air Force Station]]
|[[Avro 748]]M
|No. 4 Wing IAF
|-
|[[No. 8 Squadron IAF]]
||[[Bareilly Air Force Station]]
|[[Su-30MKI]]
|No. 15 Wing IAF
|-
|[[No. 24 Squadron IAF]]
|[[Bareilly Air Force Station]]
|[[Su-30MKI]]
|No. 15 Wing IAF
|-
|[[No. 111 Helicopter Unit, IAF]]
|[[Bareilly Air Force Station]]
|[[HAL Dhruv]]
|No. 15 Wing IAF
|-
|[[No. 16 Squadron IAF]]
|[[Gorakhpur Air Force Station]]
|[[SEPECAT Jaguar]] IS
|No. 17 Wing IAF
|-
|[[No. 27 Squadron IAF]]
|[[Gorakhpur Air Force Station]]
|[[SEPECAT Jaguar]] IS
|No. 17 Wing IAF
|-
|[[No. 105 Helicopter Unit, IAF]]
|[[Gorakhpur Air Force Station]]
|[[Mil Mi-17|Mi-17V-5]]
|No. 17 Wing IAF
|-
|[[No. 1 Squadron IAF]]
|[[Maharajpur Air Force Station]]
|[[Dassault Mirage 2000|Mirage-2000H]]
|No. 40 Wing IAF
|-
|[[No. 7 Squadron IAF]]
|[[Maharajpur Air Force Station]]
|[[Dassault Mirage 2000|Mirage-2000H]]
|No. 40 Wing IAF
|-
|[[No. 9 Squadron IAF]]
|[[Maharajpur Air Force Station]]
|[[Dassault Mirage 2000|Mirage-2000]]
|No. 40 Wing IAF
|-
|[[Tactics and Air Combat Defence Establishment|TACDE]]
|[[Maharajpur Air Force Station]]
|[[Su-30 MKI]], [[Dassault Mirage 2000]]
|No. 40 Wing IAF
|}

==Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|+List of Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
! Rank
! Name
! From
! To
|-
| rowspan="6"|[[Air Vice Marshal]]
| [[Shivdev Singh]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1963|06|10}}<ref name="cac-brf">{{cite news|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Units/CAC|title=Central Air Command - BRF |access-date=14 May 2021|website=Bharat Rakshak}}</ref>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1966|03|4}}
|-
| [[Kundan Lal Sondhi]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1966|03|5}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1966|12|31}}
|-
| [[Hari Chand Dewan]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1967|01|1}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1968|03|28}}
|-
| [[Hrushikesh Moolgavkar]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1968|03|29}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1971|03|31}}
|-
| [[Maurice Barker]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1971|04|1}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1972|06|15}}
|-
| rowspan='2'|[[Bandi Sreeramulu Krishnarao]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1972|06|16}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1972|06|25}}
|-
| rowspan="34"|[[Air Marshal]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1972|06|26}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1974|06|26}}
|-
| [[Idris Hasan Latif]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1974|06|27}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1976|02|29}}
|-
| [[George Kanishtkumar John]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1976|03|1}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1977|01|31}}
|-
| [[Gian Dev Sharma]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1977|02|1}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1978|12|31}}
|-
| [[Trilochan Singh Brar]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1979|02|10}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1981|09|20}}
|-
| [[Balwant Wickram Chauhan]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1981|09|21}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1983|12|31}}
|-
| [[Denis La Fontaine|Denis Anthony Lafontaine]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1984|01|1}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1984|10|31}}
|-
| [[Ripu Daman Sahni]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1984|11|6}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1986|05|31}}
|-
| [[Johney William Greene]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1986|06|1}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1987|03|31}}
|-
| [[Nirmal Chandra Suri]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1987|04|1}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1988|02|29}}
|-
| [[Mohinder Singh Bawa]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1988|03|1}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1990|12|31}}
|-
| [[Swaroop Krishna Kaul]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1991|02|11}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1992|04|30}}
|-
| [[Pondicherry Jayarao Jayakumar]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1992|05|1}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1993|02|28}}
|-
| Naresh Kumar
| {{dts|format=dmy|1993|03|1}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1995|05|31}}
|-
| [[Dev Nath Rathore]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1995|06|1}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1996|06|30}}
|-
| [[Vinod Patney]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1996|07|1}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1997|03|31}}
|-
| [[Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1997|04|1}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1997|11|30}}
|-
| [[Vinod Bhatia|Vinod Kumar Bhatia]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1997|12|1}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1999|10|31}}
|-
| [[Vinod Patney]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1999|11|1}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2000|07|31}}
|-
| [[Vinod Kumar Verma]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2000|08|1}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2002|04|30}}
|-
| [[Shashindra Pal Tyagi]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2002|05|1}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2003|01|31}}
|-
| [[Brijendra Mohan Bali]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2003|02|1}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2004|03|31}}
|-
| [[Raghu Rajan (air marshal)|Raghu Rajan]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2004|04|01}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2005|04|30}}
|-
| [[Jaspal Singh Gujral]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2005|05|01}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2006|10|31}}
|-
| [[Pradeep Vasant Naik]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2006|11|1}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2007|12|31}}
|-
| [[Packiam Paul Rajkumar]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2008|01|1}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2009|06|30}}
|-
| [[Gurdip Singh Kochar]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2009|07|01}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2011|10|31}}
|-
| [[Arup Raha]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2011|11|01}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2012|05|31}}
|-
| [[Jasvinder Chauhan]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2012|06|01}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2014|07|31}}
|-
| [[Kulwant Singh Gill]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2014|08|01}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2015|12|31}}
|-
| [[Shyam Bihari Prasad Sinha]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2016|01|01}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2018|12|31}}
|-
| [[Rajesh Kumar (air marshal)|Rajesh Kumar]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2019|01|01}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2021|01|31}}
|-
| [[Amit Tiwari (air marshal)|Amit Tiwari]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2021|02|01}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2021|05|31}}
|-
| [[Richard John Duckworth]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2021|07|01}}<ref name="cac-brf"/>
| Present
|}

== Operations ==
The CAC mainly patrols the North Central part of India. It has airbases at [[Agra]], [[Bareilly]], [[Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh|Gorakhpur]], [[Gwalior]] and Bamraulli and some units are located at [[Bihta]], [[Darbhanga]], Bakshi-ka-Talab, [[Nagpur]], [[Kanpur]], [[Nainital]], Memaura and [[Varanasi]].<ref name="times"/>

The CAC operates fixed-wing aircraft such as the [[Mirage 2000]], [[Antonov An-32]], [[Ilyushin Il-76]] and [[Dornier 228]]; and helicopters such as the [[Mil Mi-8]], [[Mil Mi-17]] and [[Mil Mi-26]].{{citation needed|date=August 2015}}

==See also==
* [[Indian Air Force]]
* [[No. 22 Squadron, Indian Air Force]]
* [[Operation Meghdoot]]
* [[Tropical Cyclone 05B (1999)|Orissa Super Cyclone]]

==References==
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{{Military of India}}

{{Indian Air Force}}

[[Category:Commands of the Indian Air Force]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1962]]
[[Category:Military units and formations of the Indian Air Force]]
[[Category:1962 establishments in West Bengal]]