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| Vice Chief of the Air Staff | |
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| وائس چیف آف ایئر سٹاف | |
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Incumbent since 21 March 2022Air Marshal Hamid Rashid Randhawa | |
 Pakistan Air Force | |
| Type | Second-in-command of Pakistan Air Force |
| Abbreviation | VCAS |
| Reports to | Chief of the Air Staff |
| Seat | AHQ (PAF), Islamabad |
| Deputy | Deputy Chief of the Air Staff |
The Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS) is the principal deputy and second-in-command of the Pakistan Air Force, reporting under the Chief of the Air Staff.[1][2] Before Mohammad Akhtar's appointment, the position was called Chief of Staff. When he took over, it was renamed Deputy Chief of Air Staff, and in 1979, it became Vice Chief of Staff, typically held by an Air Marshal, a three-star rank air force officer, who is responsible for flight safety, intelligence, procurement, public relations, and the PAF Air War College.[2]
The current VCAS is Air Marshal Hamid Rashid Randhawa.
- ^ "PAF Structure – Principal Staff Officers". Pakistan Air Force. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ a b Khan, H. "Command & Structure". PakDef Military Consortium. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2022.