Dilip Kumar Patnaik | |
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| Personal details | |
| Spouse | Anuradha Patnaik |
| Awards | AVSM, VM |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Branch/service |  Indian Air Force |
| Years of service | 8 June 1984 - 30 September 2022[1] |
| Rank |  Air Marshal |
| Commands | Eastern Air Command |
| Battles/wars | Kargil War |
| Service number | 17464[1] |
Air Marshal Dilip Kumar Patnaik, AVSM, VM is a retired officer in the Indian Air Force. He served as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Eastern Air Command. He took over the office on 3 October 2021, succeeding of Air Marshal Amit Dev and superannuated on 30 September 2022. He was succeeded by Air Marshal Sujeet Pushpakar Dharkar.[2][3]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
dkpatnaikwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Air Marshal DK Patnaik takes charge as head of Eastern Air Command". Business Standard. 3 October 2021.
- ^ "SP Dharkar new chief of IAF Eastern Air Command". India Today. 1 October 2022.