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{{Short description|Indian air officer}} | |||
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| honorific_prefix = [[Air Marshal]] | | honorific_prefix = [[Air Marshal]] | ||
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== Career == | == Career == | ||
Nair was commissioned into the transport stream of the Indian Air Force in June 1980. He has clocked over 7200 hours of flying and has experience on many different types of aircraft's including [[De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter|Otter]], [[Hawker Siddeley HS 748|Avro]], [[An-32]], [[Dornier 228|Dornier]] and [[Ilyushin Il-76|IL-76]]. He held several key operational and administrative appointments at various stages of his service including Chief Operations Officer of a Transport Base; Commanding Officer of a strategic Air lift Squadron; Director Operations (Transport) at Air Headquarters; Air Officer Commanding of AFS Chandigarh; Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Personnel Airmen and Civilians); Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Transport & Helicopter) and Senior Air Staff Officer of Training Command. He has also been extensively involved in many military operations including [[Operation Pawan]], [[Operation Cactus]], [[Operation Parakram|Operations Parakram]] and [[Operation Safed Sagar]]. As the Flight Commander, he was directly involved in initiating night operations to Leh and Thoise on the IL-76 aircraft. He has led multiple airborne exercises with foreign countries including [https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/sabinet/accordc/1999/00001999/00000001/art00006 Exercise Blue Crane] in South Africa in 1999, [http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/18765/cope-thunder-begins-in-alaska.html Exercise Cooperative Cope Thunder in USA in 2003] and [http://intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2007/09/indra-07-maiden-military-exercise-in.html Russia in Exercise INDRA 2007].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=30988|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-10-13}}</ref> He captained a flight to the [https://www.onmanorama.com/news/nation/2020/06/20/indian-air-force-aviator-flight-to-north-pole-usa.html North Pole in an Indian Air Force (IAF) IL-76 aircraft on 20 Jun 2003], making it the [https://books.google.co.in/books?id=c79aDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT249&lpg=PT249&dq=First+indian+aircraft+to+fly+over+the+north+pole+LIMCA&source=bl&ots=rRHKR_ITe_&sig=ACfU3U1oMj0_BlKHwS4RW_C41rsjVr46Fw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiYkLLPx87qAhWWV30KHStIBr4Q6AEwI3oECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=First%20indian%20aircraft%20to%20fly%20over%20the%20north%20pole%20LIMCA&f=false first Indian aircraft to fly over the true North pole.] He played a pivotal role in [http://www.sps-aviation.com/story/?id=1297 operationalising Daulet Beg Oldi], the highest air strip in the world , for An-32 and C-130 aircraft. He was involved in numerous disaster relief operations during the [[2001 Gujarat earthquake]], Super cyclone in Orissa, [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami]], Mumbai Floods, [[Cyclone Katrina]], China Earthquake and was the Air Force co-ordinator for [[Operation Rahat]]. He is a qualified Flying Instructor, has been an Air Force Examiner and is the Commodore Commandant of 44 Squadron (Mighty Jets).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/air-marshal-srk-nair-conferred-pvsm/|title=Air Marshal SRK Nair conferred PVSM|date=2017-01-26|work=Jammu Kashmir Latest News {{!}} Tourism {{!}} Breaking News J&K|access-date=2017-10-13|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=138506|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-10-13}}</ref> | Nair was commissioned into the transport stream of the Indian Air Force in June 1980. He has clocked over 7200 hours of flying and has experience on many different types of aircraft's including [[De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter|Otter]], [[Hawker Siddeley HS 748|Avro]], [[An-32]], [[Dornier 228|Dornier]] and [[Ilyushin Il-76|IL-76]]. He held several key operational and administrative appointments at various stages of his service including Chief Operations Officer of a Transport Base; Commanding Officer of a strategic Air lift Squadron; Director Operations (Transport) at Air Headquarters; Air Officer Commanding of AFS Chandigarh; Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Personnel Airmen and Civilians); Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Transport & Helicopter) and Senior Air Staff Officer of Training Command. He has also been extensively involved in many military operations including [[Operation Pawan]], [[Operation Cactus]], [[Operation Parakram|Operations Parakram]] and [[Operation Safed Sagar]]. As the Flight Commander, he was directly involved in initiating night operations to Leh and Thoise on the IL-76 aircraft. He has led multiple airborne exercises with foreign countries including [https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/sabinet/accordc/1999/00001999/00000001/art00006 Exercise Blue Crane] in South Africa in 1999, [http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/18765/cope-thunder-begins-in-alaska.html Exercise Cooperative Cope Thunder in USA in 2003] and [http://intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2007/09/indra-07-maiden-military-exercise-in.html Russia in Exercise INDRA 2007].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=30988|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-10-13}}</ref> He captained a flight to the [https://www.onmanorama.com/news/nation/2020/06/20/indian-air-force-aviator-flight-to-north-pole-usa.html North Pole in an Indian Air Force (IAF) IL-76 aircraft on 20 Jun 2003], making it the [https://books.google.co.in/books?id=c79aDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT249&lpg=PT249&dq=First+indian+aircraft+to+fly+over+the+north+pole+LIMCA&source=bl&ots=rRHKR_ITe_&sig=ACfU3U1oMj0_BlKHwS4RW_C41rsjVr46Fw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiYkLLPx87qAhWWV30KHStIBr4Q6AEwI3oECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=First%20indian%20aircraft%20to%20fly%20over%20the%20north%20pole%20LIMCA&f=false first Indian aircraft to fly over the true North pole.] He played a pivotal role in [http://www.sps-aviation.com/story/?id=1297 operationalising Daulet Beg Oldi], the highest air strip in the world , for An-32 and C-130 aircraft. He was involved in numerous disaster relief operations during the [[2001 Gujarat earthquake]], Super cyclone in Orissa, [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami]], Mumbai Floods, [[Cyclone Katrina]], China Earthquake and was the Air Force co-ordinator for [[Operation Rahat]]. He is a qualified Flying Instructor, has been an Air Force Examiner and is the Commodore Commandant of 44 Squadron (Mighty Jets).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/air-marshal-srk-nair-conferred-pvsm/|title=Air Marshal SRK Nair conferred PVSM|date=2017-01-26|work=Jammu Kashmir Latest News {{!}} Tourism {{!}} Breaking News J&K|access-date=2017-10-13|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=138506|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-10-13}}</ref> | ||
He | He joined the Armed Forces Tribunal as the Technical Member at the Kochi Bench on 15 September 2020. | ||
== Awards and medals == | == Awards and medals == | ||
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== Personal life == | == Personal life == | ||
He is married to Geethanjali Nair and their daughter Karthika Nair ( | He is married to Geethanjali Nair and their daughter Karthika Nair (Director & Head of Operations, Praesedia Biotherapeutics Pvt. Ltd.) is married to Manu Balachandran, Associate Editor, Forbes India.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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| before = Ramesh Rai | | before = Ramesh Rai | ||
| after = [[Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria]] | | after = [[Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria]] | ||
}}{{Succession box | |||
| title = Senior Air Staff Officer - [[Southern Air Command (India)|Southern Air Command]] | |||
| years = 1 May 2014 - 31 August 2015 | |||
| before = [[Chandrashekharan Hari Kumar]] | |||
| after = [[Raghunath Nambiar]] | |||
}}{{Succession box | |||
| title = [[Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Deputy Chief of the Air Staff]] | |||
| years = 1 March 2014 - 30 April 2014 | |||
| before = [[Subramanyam Sukumar]] | |||
| after = [[Shyam Bihari Prasad Sinha]] | |||
}}{{s-end | }}{{s-end | ||
}} | }} | ||
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[[Category:Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] | [[Category:Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] | ||
[[Category:1958 births]] | [[Category:1958 births]] | ||
[[Category:Recipients of the Vayu Sena Medal]] | |||
Latest revision as of 15:42, 12 September 2022
S R K Nair | |
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| Born | 7 July 1958 Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Service/ |  Indian Air Force |
| Years of service | June 1980 – July 2018 |
| Rank |  Air Marshal |
| Service number | 16040 |
| Commands held | Training Command |
| Awards |  Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vayu Sena Medal |
| Spouse(s) | Geethanjali Nair |
Air Marshal Sreedhara Panicker Radha Krishnan Nair (born 7 July 1958), PVSM, AVSM, VM, Mention in Dispatches is a retired officer of Indian Air Force who was Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Training Command of the Indian Air Force from 1 September 2015 to 31 July 2018.[1] He succeeded Air Marshal Ramesh Rai.[2][3][4][5][6]
Early life and education[edit]
Nair was born on 7 July 1958 at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He is an alumnus of Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram and National Defence Academy, Pune.[3][7][5]
Career[edit]
Nair was commissioned into the transport stream of the Indian Air Force in June 1980. He has clocked over 7200 hours of flying and has experience on many different types of aircraft's including Otter, Avro, An-32, Dornier and IL-76. He held several key operational and administrative appointments at various stages of his service including Chief Operations Officer of a Transport Base; Commanding Officer of a strategic Air lift Squadron; Director Operations (Transport) at Air Headquarters; Air Officer Commanding of AFS Chandigarh; Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Personnel Airmen and Civilians); Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Transport & Helicopter) and Senior Air Staff Officer of Training Command. He has also been extensively involved in many military operations including Operation Pawan, Operation Cactus, Operations Parakram and Operation Safed Sagar. As the Flight Commander, he was directly involved in initiating night operations to Leh and Thoise on the IL-76 aircraft. He has led multiple airborne exercises with foreign countries including Exercise Blue Crane in South Africa in 1999, Exercise Cooperative Cope Thunder in USA in 2003 and Russia in Exercise INDRA 2007.[8] He captained a flight to the North Pole in an Indian Air Force (IAF) IL-76 aircraft on 20 Jun 2003, making it the first Indian aircraft to fly over the true North pole. He played a pivotal role in operationalising Daulet Beg Oldi, the highest air strip in the world , for An-32 and C-130 aircraft. He was involved in numerous disaster relief operations during the 2001 Gujarat earthquake, Super cyclone in Orissa, 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, Mumbai Floods, Cyclone Katrina, China Earthquake and was the Air Force co-ordinator for Operation Rahat. He is a qualified Flying Instructor, has been an Air Force Examiner and is the Commodore Commandant of 44 Squadron (Mighty Jets).[3][7][9][5][10] He joined the Armed Forces Tribunal as the Technical Member at the Kochi Bench on 15 September 2020.
Awards and medals[edit]
During 38 years of his career, Nair has been awarded several medals: AOC-in-C Commendation, Chief of the Air Staff Commendation, GOC-in-C Commendation, Mention-in-Despatch (1999), the Vayu Sena Medal (2005), the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (January 2010) and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal (January 2017).[7][9][11][12]
Personal life[edit]
He is married to Geethanjali Nair and their daughter Karthika Nair (Director & Head of Operations, Praesedia Biotherapeutics Pvt. Ltd.) is married to Manu Balachandran, Associate Editor, Forbes India.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ "IAF training chief SRK Nair retires". 31 July 2018.
- ↑ "S R K Nair takes over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief in Bengaluru training command". The Economic Times. 2015-09-01. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "TRAINING COMMAND". indianairforce.nic.in. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
- ↑ Staff Reporter (2016-11-28). "IAF chief stresses quality training of staff". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "New chiefs take charge at IAF's Southern, Eastern Commands". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
- ↑ "Training Command bids adieu to Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Ramesh Rai". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2015-07-31. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Param Vishisht Seva Medal for S.R.K. Nair". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2017-01-25. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ↑ "Press Information Bureau". Retrieved 2017-10-13.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Air Marshal SRK Nair conferred PVSM". Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K. 2017-01-26. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
- ↑ "Press Information Bureau". Retrieved 2017-10-13.
- ↑ "Press Information Bureau". Retrieved 2017-10-13.
- ↑ "Press Information Bureau". Retrieved 2017-10-13.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ramesh Rai |
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Training Command 1 September 2015 - 31 July 2018 |
Succeeded by Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria |
| Preceded by Chandrashekharan Hari Kumar |
Senior Air Staff Officer - Southern Air Command 1 May 2014 - 31 August 2015 |
Succeeded by Raghunath Nambiar |
| Preceded by Subramanyam Sukumar |
Deputy Chief of the Air Staff 1 March 2014 - 30 April 2014 |
Succeeded by Shyam Bihari Prasad Sinha |