New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Air Marshal Inderpal Singh Walia assumed the appointment of Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Air Command, IAF on Sunday, Defence Ministry said on Sunday.

He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy and was commissioned in the Fighter stream of the Indian Air Force on June 11, 1988, the Ministry of Defence said in a press release.

The Air Officer is qualified on all variants of the MiG-21, MiG-23, MiG-27, Jaguar and Su-30 MKI. He has over 3,200 hours of accident- and incident-free flying. In a career spanning over three decades, the Air Officer has tenanted various Command and Staff appointments. He has commanded a MiG-27 Squadron, the Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment (TACDE), and served ...