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	\|No. 32 Wing		\|No. 32 Wing
			\|-
			\|[[No. 143 Helicopter Unit, IAF]]
			\|[[Jodhpur Air Force Station]]
			\|[[HAL Prachand]]
			\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[No. 6 Squadron IAF]]		\|[[No. 6 Squadron IAF]]
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	\|-		\|-
	\|[[No. 141 SSS Flight, IAF]]		\|No. 141 SSS Flight, IAF
	\|[[Jamnagar Air Force Station]]		\|[[Jamnagar Air Force Station]]
	\|[[HAL Chetak]]		\|[[HAL Chetak]]
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	==References==		==References==
	~~<references/>~~		{{reflist}}

	==External links==		==External links==

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	\|commander1= [[Air Marshal]] [[~~Sandeep~~ Singh (air marshal)\|~~Sandeep~~ Singh]], [[~~AVSM]], [[Vayu Sena~~ Medal\|VM]]<ref name="swac1">{{cite web\|url=https://connectgujarat.com/air-marshal-sandeep-singh-takes-over-the-command-as-aoc-in-c-swac/\|title=Air Marshal Sandeep Singh takes over the command as AOC-in-C SWAC\|publisher=Connect Gujarat\|date=2021-05-01\|access-date=2021-05-26}}</ref>		\|commander1= [[Air Marshal]] [[Vikram Singh (air marshal)\|Vikram Singh]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal\|VSM]]<ref name="swac1">{{cite web\|url=https://connectgujarat.com/air-marshal-sandeep-singh-takes-over-the-command-as-aoc-in-c-swac/\|title=Air Marshal Sandeep Singh takes over the command as AOC-in-C SWAC\|publisher=Connect Gujarat\|date=2021-05-01\|access-date=2021-05-26}}</ref>
	\|commander1_label= [[Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief]]		\|commander1_label= [[Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief]]
	\|notable_commanders=		\|notable_commanders=
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	\|[[Su-30 MKI]]		\|[[Su-30 MKI]]
	\|No. 27 Wing		\|No. 27 Wing
	\|-
	~~\|[[No. 32 Squadron IAF]]~~
	~~\|[[Jodhpur Air Force Station]]~~
	~~\|[[Mig-21]]~~
	~~\|No.32 Wing~~
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[No. 31 Squadron IAF]]		\|[[No. 31 Squadron IAF]]
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	\|[[No. 4 Squadron IAF]]		\|[[No. 4 Squadron IAF]]
	\|[[Uttarlai Air Force Station]]		\|[[Uttarlai Air Force Station]]
	\|[[~~Mig~~-21]]		\|[[MiG-21\|MiG-21 Bison]]
	\|No. 5 FBSU		\|No. 5 FBSU
	\|}		\|}
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	! To		! To
	\|-		\|-
	\| rowspan="26"\|[[Air Marshal]]		\| rowspan="27"\|[[Air Marshal]]
	\| [[Jagdish Raj Bhasin]]		\| [[Jagdish Raj Bhasin]]
	\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1980\|07\|23}}<ref name="swac-brf">{{cite news\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Units/SWAC\|title=South Western Air Command - BRF \|access-date=15 May 2021\|website=Bharat Rakshak}}</ref>		\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1980\|07\|23}}<ref name="swac-brf">{{cite news\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Units/SWAC\|title=South Western Air Command - BRF \|access-date=15 May 2021\|website=Bharat Rakshak}}</ref>
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	\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|2010\|12\|31}}		\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|2010\|12\|31}}
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[Anjan ~~Kumar~~ Gogoi]]		\| [[Anjan Gogoi]]
	\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|2011\|01\|1}}<ref name="swac-brf"/>		\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|2011\|01\|1}}<ref name="swac-brf"/>
	\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|2013\|02\|28}}		\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|2013\|02\|28}}
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	\| [[Sandeep Singh (air marshal)\|Sandeep Singh]]		\| [[Sandeep Singh (air marshal)\|Sandeep Singh]]
	\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|2021\|05\|1}}<ref name="swac-brf"/>		\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|2021\|05\|1}}<ref name="swac-brf"/>
	\| Present		\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|2021\|09\|30}}
			\|-
			\| [[Vikram Singh (air marshal)\|Vikram Singh]]
			\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|2021\|10\|01}}<ref name="swac-brf"/>
			\| Present
	\|}		\|}

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{{more footnotes|date=November 2011}}
{{Infobox Military Unit
|unit_name= '''South Western Air Command, Indian Air Force'''
|image=SWAC_Crest.jpg
|image_size=100px
|caption= Emblem of the South Western Air Command
|start_date= 23 July 1980
|country= [[India]]
|branch= [[Indian Air Force]]
|type= Operational Air Command
|role= [[Air superiority fighter|Air Defence]], [[Anti-Surface Warfare|Maritime strike role]].
|size=
|command_structure=
|garrison=[[Gandhinagar]]
|garrison_label=Headquarters
|nickname=
|motto= {{lang-sa|Jai Shree Varte Veeramh|script=Latn}} <br /> Victory embraces the brave
|colors=
|colors_label=
|battles= [[Atlantique incident]], [[2001 Gujarat earthquake|Bhuj earthquake relief, 2001]], [[2005 Gujarat Flood|Gujarat flood relief, 2005]]
|anniversaries=

|commander1= [[Air Marshal]] [[Sandeep Singh (air marshal)|Sandeep Singh]], [[AVSM]], [[Vayu Sena Medal|VM]]<ref name="swac1">{{cite web|url=https://connectgujarat.com/air-marshal-sandeep-singh-takes-over-the-command-as-aoc-in-c-swac/|title=Air Marshal Sandeep Singh takes over the command as AOC-in-C SWAC|publisher=Connect Gujarat|date=2021-05-01|access-date=2021-05-26}}</ref>
|commander1_label= [[Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief]]
|notable_commanders=

|identification_symbol=
|identification_symbol_label=
|dates=}}
The '''South Western Air Command''' is one of the five operational commands of the [[Indian Air Force]]. It was raised in [[Jodhpur]] in July 1980 from the No.1 Operations Group of the [[Western Air Command, Indian Air Force|Western Air Command]]. Its operations sector includes most of [[Rajasthan]], through [[Gujarat]] and [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]], as far south as [[Kutch]] and [[Pune]]. The SWAC moved to its current headquarters in [[Gandhinagar]] in May 1998, and incorporates the Indian airbases of [[Bhuj]], [[Jaisalmer]], [[Naliya]], [[Jamnagar]], [[Jodhpur]], [[Uttarlai]]/[[Barmer, Rajasthan|Barmer]] and [[Pune]]. It controls air operations in the south western air sector, which includes most of Rajasthan, and south through Gujarat to Saurashtra, and Kutch to Pune. It also operates the forward airbases at [[Ahmedabad]], [[Nal Airport|Nal]] and [[Suratgarh]]. The SWAC's role has historically been largely of air defence, although it has been reported to have incorporated a strike profile.

==Organisation==

Squadrons include:

{| class="sortable" border=1 style="border-collapse: collapse;"
|- style="background:#ccc;"
!Squadron!!Base!!Equipment!!Notes
|-
|[[No. 20 Squadron IAF]]
|[[Lohegaon Air Force Station]]
|[[Su-30MKI]]
|No. 2 Wing
|-
|[[No. 30 Squadron IAF]]
|[[Lohegaon Air Force Station]]
|[[Su-30MKI]]
|No. 2 Wing
|-
|[[No. 15 Squadron IAF]]
|[[Bhuj Air Force Station]]
|[[Su-30 MKI]]
|No. 27 Wing
|-
|[[No. 32 Squadron IAF]]
|[[Jodhpur Air Force Station]]
|[[Mig-21]]
|No.32 Wing
|-
|[[No. 31 Squadron IAF]]
|[[Jodhpur Air Force Station]]
|[[Su-30 MKI]]
|No.32 Wing
|-
|[[No. 107 Helicopter Unit, IAF]]
|[[Jodhpur Air Force Station]]
|[[Mi-8]]
|No. 32 Wing
|-
|[[No. 116 Helicopter Unit, IAF]]
|[[Jodhpur Air Force Station]]
|[[HAL Chetak]]
|No. 32 Wing
|-
|[[No. 119 Helicopter Unit, IAF]]
|[[Jodhpur Air Force Station]]
|[[Mi-8]]
|No. 32 Wing
|-
|[[No. 6 Squadron IAF]]
|[[Jamnagar Air Force Station]]
|[[SEPECAT Jaguar|Jaguar]]IS/IM/IB
|No. 33 Wing
|-
|[[No. 28 Squadron IAF]]
|[[Jamnagar Air Force Station]]
|[[Mig 29]]
|No.33 Wing
|-
|[[No. 141 SSS Flight, IAF]]
|[[Jamnagar Air Force Station]]
|[[HAL Chetak]]
|No. 33 Wing IAF
|-
|[[No. 23 Squadron IAF]]
|[[Suratgarh Air Force Station]]
|[[Mig-21]]
|No. 35 Wing IAF
|-
|[[No. 104 Helicopter Squadron, IAF]]
|[[Suratgarh Air Force Station]]
|[[Mi-35]]
|No. 35 Wing
|-
|[[No. 11 Squadron IAF]]
|[[Vadodara Air Force Station]]
|[[Avro 748]]M
|No. 36 Wing
|-
|[[No. 44 Squadron IAF]]
|[[Nagpur Air Force Station]]
|[[Il-76]]MD
|No. 44 Wing
|-
|[[No. 4 Squadron IAF]]
|[[Uttarlai Air Force Station]]
|[[Mig-21]]
|No. 5 FBSU
|}

==Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|+List of Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
! Rank
! Name
! From
! To
|-
| rowspan="26"|[[Air Marshal]]
| [[Jagdish Raj Bhasin]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1980|07|23}}<ref name="swac-brf">{{cite news|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Units/SWAC|title=South Western Air Command - BRF |access-date=15 May 2021|website=Bharat Rakshak}}</ref>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1983|06|30}}
|-
| [[Chandra Kant Viswanath Gole]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1983|07|1}}<ref name="swac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1984|10|31}}
|-
| [[Subramaniam Raghavendran]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1984|11|1}}<ref name="swac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1986|01|6}}
|-
| [[Prem Pal Singh]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1986|01|8}}<ref name="swac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1987|02|28}}
|-
| [[Surinder Mehra|Surendra Kumar Mehra]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1987|03|1}}<ref name="swac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1988|07|31}}
|-
| [[Partha Kumar Dey]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1988|08|1}}<ref name="swac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1992|03|31}}
|-
| [[Brijesh Dhar Jayal]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1992|04|1}}<ref name="swac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1993|09|30}}
|-
| [[Satish Kumar Sareen]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1993|10|6}}<ref name="swac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1994|06|3}}
|-
| [[K. C. Cariappa|Kodendera Cariappa Cariappa]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1994|06|6}}<ref name="swac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1996|01|31}}
|-
| [[Sharadkumar Ramakrishna Deshpande]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1996|02|1}}<ref name="swac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1997|11|30}}
|-
| [[Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1997|12|1}}<ref name="swac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1999|10|31}}
|-
| [[Vinod Bhatia|Vinod Kumar Bhatia]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1997|11|1}}<ref name="swac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2001|07|31}}
|-
| [[Michael McMahon (air marshal)|Michael McMahon]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2001|08|1}}<ref name="swac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2003|01|31}}
|-
| [[Shashindra Pal Tyagi]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2003|02|1}}<ref name="swac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2003|11|14}}
|-
| [[Adi Rustomji Ghandhi]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2003|11|17}}<ref name="swac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2004|06|31}}
|-
| [[Satish Kumar Jain]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2004|07|12}}<ref name="swac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2006|02|28}}
|-
| [[Pramod Kumar Mehra]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2006|03|1}}<ref name="swac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2007|04|30}}
|-
| [[Kanwar Dalinderjit Singh]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2007|05|1}}<ref name="swac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2009|09|30}}
|-
| [[Paramjit Singh Bhangu]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2009|10|1}}<ref name="swac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2010|12|31}}
|-
| [[Anjan Kumar Gogoi]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2011|01|1}}<ref name="swac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2013|02|28}}
|-
| [[Daljit Singh (air marshal)|Daljit Singh]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2013|03|1}}<ref name="swac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2014|10|31}}
|-
| [[Birender Singh Dhanoa]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2014|11|1}}<ref name="swac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2015|05|31}}
|-
| [[Ravinder Kumar Dhir]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2015|06|1}}<ref name="swac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2018|09|30}}
|-
| [[Harjit Singh Arora]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2018|10|1}}<ref name="swac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2019|09|30}}
|-
| [[Surendra Kumar Ghotia]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2019|10|1}}<ref name="swac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2021|04|30}}
|-
| [[Sandeep Singh (air marshal)|Sandeep Singh]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2021|05|1}}<ref name="swac-brf"/>
| Present
|}

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
* Bharat-Rakshak.com, [http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Commands.html IAF COMMAND STRUCTURE]

{{Military of India}}

{{Indian Air Force}}

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