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The flag of an Air chief marshal is sky blue with the national flag in the canton, the roundel in lower fly, and the Indian Air Force badge in upper fly. The badges of rank consist of three sky blue bands (each on a slightly wider navy blue band) over a sky blue band on a navy blue broad band. An air
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chief marshal wears gorget patches which are blue patches with four white stars and additional oak leaves under them. In addition to this, the blue grey terrywool tunic has four sleeve stripes consisting of a broad band with three narrower bands.
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299:) who was promoted to the rank in 1966 while he served as the Chief of the Air Staff. Post 1966, all the air chiefs have held the rank.
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was promoted to the rank in 1937, towards the end of his tenure as Air
Officer Commanding RAF India. Additionally, at the height of
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The term length of the Chief of the Air Staff is three years or until the age of 62 of the holder, whichever is earlier.
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to Air Chief
Marshal in 1966. The first IAF officer to hold this rank was Air Chief Marshal
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177:. It is the highest active rank in the Indian Air Force. Air chief marshal ranks above the
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363:(at number 11 on the warrant of precedence), with a monthly pay of ₹250,000 (US$ 3,500).
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Appointments to the office of Chief of the Air Staff are made by the
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when the holder is a serving Indian Air Force officer.
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List of serving air marshals of the Indian Air Force
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483:"Uniform | Indian Air Force | Government of India"
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335:An air chief marshal ranks at number 12 on the
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216:The current and only air chief marshal in the
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533:Gurung, Shaurya Karanbir (29 December 2019).
247:Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh in uniform
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403:"Air Chief Marshal Sir Edgar Ludlow-Hewitt"
256:The Indian Air Force inherited the rank of
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16:Air officer rank in the Indian Air Force
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421:"Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Peirse"
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318:Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
58:Rank Insignia of an Air Chief Marshal
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204:. The rank may also be held by the
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681:List of comparative military ranks
590:. 20 November 2015. Archived from
224:(CAS). The equivalent rank in the
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560:Office of the President of India
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343:and the chiefs of staff of the
297:marshal of the Indian Air Force
268:were normally of a lower rank,
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191:Marshal of the Indian Air Force
122:Marshal of the Indian Air Force
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34:Flag of an air chief marshal
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1982:Mongolian People's Republic
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196:The rank is held by the
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671:and insignia by country
322:Prime Minister of India
291:(later promoted to the
270:Sir Edgar Ludlow-Hewitt
2122:Bosnia and Herzegovina
373:Chief of the Air Staff
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222:Chief of the Air Staff
206:Chief of Defence Staff
198:Chief of the Air Staff
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896:São Tomé and Príncipe
761:Republic of the Congo
487:indianairforce.nic.in
443:indianairforce.nic.in
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1821:United Arab Emirates
597:on 20 November 2015.
2471:limited recognition
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1878:(Republic of China)
1848:limited recognition
1612:Paramilitary forces
1272:Trinidad and Tobago
1147:Antigua and Barbuda
973:limited recognition
331:Order of precedence
218:Indian Armed Forces
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3261:Post-Soviet states
2680:Socialist Republic
2596:Kingdom of Greece
2447:Air Force officers
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1423:Republic of Texas
1202:Dominican Republic
539:The Economic Times
278:Sir Richard Peirse
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339:, along with the
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3554:Space forces
3527:Star ranking
3130:Hispanophone
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2592:East Germany
2570:Nazi Germany
2489:Transnistria
2442:Navy ratings
1816:Turkmenistan
1766:Saudi Arabia
1558:PR of China
1447:World War II
1339:Marine Corps
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921:South Africa
911:Sierra Leone
721:Burkina Faso
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568:. Retrieved
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100:Abbreviation
3074:Francophone
2895:Comparative
2871:New Zealand
2790:Comparative
2765:Yugoslavia
2469:States with
2409:Switzerland
2322:Netherlands
2270:Carabinieri
2240:Coast Guard
2235:Land Forces
2195:Gendarmerie
2021:Comparative
2002:South Yemen
1846:States with
1794:Coast Guard
1756:Philippines
1602:Coast Guard
1529:Afghanistan
1458:Comparative
1442:World War I
1344:Space Force
1327:Coast Guard
1300:Coast Guard
1212:El Salvador
1071:Comparative
971:States with
926:South Sudan
821:Ivory Coast
614:India Today
564:Rajya Sabha
506:India Today
349:Indian Navy
345:Indian Army
289:Arjan Singh
285:air marshal
234:Indian Navy
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