Air Marshal Krishnan Narayan Nair was the former Commander-in Chief of the

Eastern Air Command, Indian Air Force , colors = , colors_label = , battles = 1962 Sino-Indian War, East Pakistan Operations 1971, Operation Meghdoot, Orissa Super-Cyclone Relief, 1999 , anniversaries = , commander1 = Air Marshal Sujeet Pushpakar Dharkar, AVSM , commander1_ ...

. He was commissioned on 19 December 1961. He received

Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) is a military award of India given to recognize "distinguished service of an exceptional order" to all ranks of the armed forces. The award is a peacetime equivalent of Uttam Yuddh Seva Medal, which is a Wartime Dis ...

on 26 January 1995 and Param Vishisht Seva Medal on 26 January 1998.http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/6346

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