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{{Short description|Indian Air Force command}}
{{Infobox military unit
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = '''Eastern Air Command'''
| unit_name = '''Eastern Air Command'''
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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 [[Amit Dev]], [[AVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]<ref name="AOinC_Per">{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/defence/air-marshal-amit-dev-takes-over-as-air-officer-commanding-in-chief-of-eastern-air-command/514746/|title=Air Marshal Amit Dev takes over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Air Command|date=1 October 2020|access-date=8 October 2020}}</ref>
| commander1 = Air Marshal [[Sujeet Pushpakar Dharkar]], [[AVSM]]
| commander1_label = [[Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief]]
| commander1_label = [[Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief]]
| notable_commanders = <!-- Insignia -->
| notable_commanders = <!-- Insignia -->
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}}


The '''Eastern Air Command''' is one of the five operational [[Command (military formation)|commands]] of the [[Indian Air Force]]. Currently headquartered in [[Shillong]] in [[Meghalaya]]. Named '''No. 1 Operational Group''' at the time of its inception, 27 May 1958, it was based at Ranikutir in [[Kolkata]] as a part of the [[Government of India|Govt]]'s increasing emphasis on defence of the eastern borders. The Operational Group was upgraded as Command on 1 December 1959 with headquarters at [[Fort William, India|Fort William]], [[Kolkata]] and Air Vice Marshal KL Sondhi as the first AOC-in-C of the Eastern Command [[Indian Air Force#Rank structure]]. After the [[Sino-Indian War|1962 Indo-Chinese War]], The decision was made to raise a full-fledged command at Shillong. The area of responsibility of the command now covers 11 states, and is bound by the international boundaries of [[Nepal]], [[Bhutan]], [[China]], [[Myanmar]] and [[Bangladesh]] incorporating 6300&nbsp;km of common border. Eastern Air Command now has permanent airbases at [[Chabua]], [[Guwahati]], [[Bagdogra]], [[Barrackpore]], [[Hasimara]], [[Jorhat]], [[Kalaikunda]] and [[Tezpur]] with forward airbases at [[Agartala]], [[Kolkata]], [[Panagarh]] and [[Shillong]]. Eastern Air Command consists of [[Air superiority fighter|Air Defence]] squadrons consisting of the [[MiG-21]] and [[Ground attack]] squadrons consisting of the [[MiG-27]]. It holds the motto "Samareshu Parakramaha" (''Lit: Valour in battle''),
The '''Eastern Air Command''' is one of the five operational [[Command (military formation)|commands]] of the [[Indian Air Force]]. Currently headquartered in [[Shillong]] in [[Meghalaya]]. Named '''No. 1 Operational Group''' at the time of its inception, 27 May 1958, it was based at Ranikutir in [[Kolkata]] as a part of the [[Government of India|Govt]]'s increasing emphasis on defence of the eastern borders. The Operational Group was upgraded as Command on 1 December 1959 with headquarters at [[Fort William, India|Fort William]], [[Kolkata]] and Air Vice Marshal KL Sondhi as the first AOC-in-C of the Eastern Command. After the [[Sino-Indian War|1962 Indo-Chinese War]], The decision was made to raise a full-fledged command at Shillong. The area of responsibility of the command now covers 11 states, and is bound by the international boundaries of [[Nepal]], [[Bhutan]], [[China]], [[Myanmar]] and [[Bangladesh]] incorporating 6300&nbsp;km of common border. Eastern Air Command now has permanent airbases at [[Chabua]], [[Guwahati]], [[Bagdogra]], [[Barrackpore]], [[Hasimara]], [[Jorhat]], [[Kalaikunda]] and [[Tezpur]] with forward airbases at [[Agartala]], [[Kolkata]], [[Panagarh]] and [[Shillong]]. Eastern Air Command consists of [[Air superiority fighter|Air Defence]] squadrons consisting of the [[MiG-21]] and [[Ground attack]] squadrons consisting of the [[MiG-27]]. It holds the motto "Samareshu Parakramaha" (''Lit: Valour in battle''),


==Activities and responsibilities==
==Activities and responsibilities==
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|- style="background:#ccc;"
|- style="background:#ccc;"
!Squadron!!Base!!Equipment!!Notes
!Squadron!!Base!!Equipment!!Notes
|-
|[[No. 18 Squadron IAF]]
|[[Kalaikunda Air Force Station]]
|[[Su-30MKI]] [[MiG-27]]
|No. 5 Wing
|-
|-
|[[No. 43 Squadron IAF]]
|[[No. 43 Squadron IAF]]
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|[[No. 101 Squadron IAF]]
|[[No. 101 Squadron IAF]]
|[[Hasimara Air Force Station]]
|[[Hasimara Air Force Station]]
|
|[[Dassault Rafale]]
|No. 16 Wing
|No. 16 Wing
|-
|[[No. 105 Helicopter Unit, IAF]]
|[[Gorakhpur Air Force Station]]
|[[Mil Mi-8]]
|No. 17 Wing
|-
|-
|[[No. 102 Squadron IAF]]
|[[No. 102 Squadron IAF]]
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| {{dts|format=dmy|1968|03|31}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|1968|03|31}}
|-
|-
| rowspan="31"|[[Air Marshal]]
| rowspan="33"|[[Air marshal (India)|Air Marshal]]
| [[Hirendra Nath Chatterjee]]
| [[Hirendra Nath Chatterjee]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1968|04|1}}<ref name="eac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1968|04|1}}<ref name="eac-brf"/>
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|-
| [[Brijesh Dhar Jayal]]
| [[Brijesh Dhar Jayal]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1912|10|7}}<ref name="eac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1991|10|7}}<ref name="eac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1992|03|30}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|1992|03|30}}
|-
|-
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| {{dts|format=dmy|2012|11|31}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|2012|11|31}}
|-
|-
| [[Ravi Kant Sharma]]
| [[Ravi Kant Sharma (air marshal)|Ravi Kant Sharma]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2012|12|1}}<ref name="eac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2012|12|1}}<ref name="eac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2013|12|31}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|2013|12|31}}
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| [[Amit Dev]]
| [[Amit Dev]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2020|10|01}}<ref name="eac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2020|10|01}}<ref name="eac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2021|09|30}}
|-
| [[Dilip Kumar Patnaik]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2021|10|03}}<ref name="eac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2022|09|30}}
|-
| [[Sujeet Pushpakar Dharkar]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2022|10|01}}<ref name="eac-brf"/>
| Present
| Present
|}
|}
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