S. Krishnaswamy | |
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Born | Madras, Tamil Nadu, India | 18 January 1943
Allegiance | India |
Service | Indian Air Force |
Years of service | 1961 – 2004 |
Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
Unit | No. 3 Squadron IAF |
Commands | No. 35 Squadron IAF Lohegaon Air Force Station Central Air Command South Western Air Command Western Air Command |
Battles / wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Kargil War |
Awards | Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vayu Sena Medal (Bar) Vayu Sena Medal |
Air Chief Marshal Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy PVSM, AVSM, VM & Bar, ADC (born January 1943) is a former Air Officer in the Indian Air Force (IAF). He served as the 19th Chief of the Air Staff from 2001 to 2004. He raised the first electronic warfare squadron in the Indian Air Force. He has the rare distinction of having commanded three operational commands of the IAF - the Western, South-Western and Central Air Commands.