Navkaranjit Singh Dhillon
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Air Marshal Navkaranjit Singh Dhillon,
AVSM 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 ...
is a former
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of the
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. He last served as the
Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command The Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command is the head of the Strategic Forces Command, the integrated tri-service command responsible for the management and administration of India's tactical and strategic nuclear weapons stockpile. The ...
. He assumed office on 1 April 2019, following the retirement of Air Marshal Jasbir Walia. He superannuated on 31 January 2021.


Early life and education

Dhillon is an alumnus of St. Francis School, Amritsar,
Sainik School, Kapurthala Sainik School Kapurthala is one of 33 Sainik Schools across India. The school was inaugurated in July 1961 by the then Defence Minister V.K. Krishna Menon, with the objective of preparing boys and girls for entry into National Defence Acade ...
and
Khalsa College, Amritsar Khalsa College ( ''khālsā kālaj'') is a historic educational institution in the northern Indian city of Amritsar in the state of Punjab (India), Punjab, India. Founded in 1892, the sprawling campus is located about eight kilometers from the ...
. He is a graduate of the
National Defence Academy The National Defence Academy (NDA) is the joint defence service training institute of the Indian Armed Forces. Here, cadets of the Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Air Force train together before they go on to their respective service a ...
, Khadakwasla,
Defence Services Staff College The Defence Services Staff College (DSSC) is a defence service training institution of the Ministry of Defence, Government of India. It trains officers of all three services of the Indian Armed Forces – (Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air ...
, Wellington and the National Defence College, New Delhi.


Career

Dhillon has served as Principal Director Air Defence at Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan), as well as Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Inspection) at Air Headquarters. Prior to assuming the appointment of
Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command The Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command is the head of the Strategic Forces Command, the integrated tri-service command responsible for the management and administration of India's tactical and strategic nuclear weapons stockpile. The ...
, he was Air Defence Commander at Headquarters, Southern Air Command and Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters,
Western Air Command The Western Air Command (WAC) is the regional command of Indian Air Force headquartered in New Delhi. It is the largest and most important Air Command of the IAF, comprising sixteen Air Force Bases (AFBs), and is responsible for aerial defence of ...
.


Honours and decorations

In his career of 38 years, Dhillon has been awarded
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 D ...
in 2014 and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 2021 for his service.


Personal life

He is married to Simmar Dhillon and they have a son Pavit Dhillon and a Daughter Puneet Dhillon.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dhillon, Navkaranjit Singh Living people Indian Air Force air marshals National Defence Academy (India) alumni 1961 births National Defence College, India alumni Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Defence Services Staff College alumni Commanders-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command