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|colspan="1 | |colspan="1"|[[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] | ||
|colspan="2 | |colspan="2"|[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] | ||
|colspan="1 | |colspan="1"|[[Yudh Seva Medal]] | ||
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| | |[[Vayu Sena Medal]] | ||
| | |[[Samanya Seva Medal]] | ||
| | |[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Special Service Medal]] | ||
| | |[[Operation Vijay Medal]] | ||
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| | |[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Sainya Seva Medal]] | ||
| | |[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|High Altitude Service Medal]] | ||
| | |[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Videsh Seva Medal]] | ||
| | |[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]] | ||
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| | |[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|30 Years Long Service Medal]] | ||
| | |[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|20 Years Long Service Medal]] | ||
| | |[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|9 Years Long Service Medal]] | ||
| | |[[MONUSCO|UN Mission in Congo Ribbon]] | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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| title = Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, [[Central Air Command]] | |||
| years = 1 August 2014 - 31 December 2015 | |||
| before = [[Jasvinder Chauhan]] | |||
| after = [[Shyam Bihari Prasad Sinha]] | |||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gill, Kulwant Singh}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Gill, Kulwant Singh}} | ||
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Kulwant Singh Gill | |
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| Allegiance |  India |
| Service/ | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Indian Air Force |
| Years of service | Dec 1977 to 31 December 2015 [1] |
| Rank | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Air Marshal |
| Commands held | Central Air Command |
| Awards | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Param Vishisht Seva Medal Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yudh Seva Medal  Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry) |
Air Marshal Kulwant Singh Gill, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VM(G) was former Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) of Central Air Command of Indian Air Force.[2] Commissioned into the Flying Branch of the Indian Air Force in Dec 1977. In a career spanning three decades and six years, he has held instructional, directional and command appointments, including Commandant of the National Defence Academy.[3][4][5]
Career
Air Marshal Kulwant Singh Gill was commissioned into the Flying Branch of the Indian Air Force in Dec 1977. In a career spanning three decades and six years, he has held instructional, directional and command appointments, including Commandant of the National Defence Academy. In 2014 he was appointed AOC-in-C of Central Air Command.
Before assuming the office of AOC-in-C of Central Air Command, Singh was the commandant of the National Defence Academy. He retired from service on 31 December 2015 after three decades of service. Air Marshal SBP Sinha, AVSM, VM succeeded him as the AOC-in-C.[6][7]
Family
Air Marshal KS Gill is married to Ranjeet Gil, a homemaker. The couple have three children. The second child and their only son Shahbeg Singh Gill is a fighter pilot and was commissioned in the IAF into the Flying Branch.[1]
Military Awards and Decorations
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "After achieving feats, Air Marshal KS Gill now settles in hometown". Tribune India. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ↑ "Air Marshal KS Gill takes over as AOC-in-C, CAC". The Times of India. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ↑ "Air Marshal Gill takes over as new NDA Commandant". Indian Express. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ↑ "IAF chief reviews NDA Passing out Parade at Pune". dnaindia.com. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ↑ "Unstructured training a thing of the past in NDA: Commandant". The Indian Express. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ↑ "AOC-in-C Central Command". Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ↑ "Air Marshal Sinha to be CAC chief". Times of India. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
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| Preceded by Jasvinder Chauhan |
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Air Command 1 August 2014 - 31 December 2015 |
Succeeded by Shyam Bihari Prasad Sinha |
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