The prestigious Indian Air Force (IAF) Cup and Eastern Air Command (EAC) Cup races were conducted with grandeur at the historic Royal Calcutta Turf Club (RCTC) on Wednesday. These annual fixtures, instituted in 1996, commemorate the strong association between the Indian Air Force and the RCT
Air Marshal Inderpal Singh Walia assumed the appointment of Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Air Command, IAF on February 1, 2026. He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy and was commissioned in the Fighter stream of the Indian Air Force on 11 June 1988.
Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya graced the event as the Chief Guest. Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Air Command, Air Marshal Surat Singh, along with senior officers of the IAF and
The Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh on Friday attended the Commanders' Conference held at the headquarters of Eastern Air Command in Shillong, which was being held from August 27.
As a part of the Headquarters Eastern Air Command (EAC) outreach programme, an Inter ALG Football Tournament was organised to promote a sense of bonhomie and camaraderie among Air Warriors posted at Advanced Landing Grounds (ALGs) of EAC and the local civilian population, Defence Guwahati sa
Air Marshal Surat Singh, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Air Command, led the expedition team, which comprised 38 members and included security personnel of the Indian Air Force.
Air Marshal Surat Singh assumed the appointment of Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Air Command, Indian Air Force, on Monday, an official release said.
The Chief of the Air Staff reviewed operational preparedness of the EAC and commended all personnel for achievements that had ensured the highest level of Operational readiness as well as response towards HADR (Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief, and High Availability Disaster Recov
A day after joining the BJP, Former Eastern Air Commander and Kargil war veteran Air Marshal Dilip Patnaik on Monday said that has witnessed a lot of change in style of governance since 2014 when Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister.
Former Eastern Air Commander and Kargil war veteran Air Marshal Dilip Patnaik joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Odisha on Sunday in the presence of senior state BJP officials.
"On 07 Nov 23 an IAF ALH MK-III of AFStn Tezpur airlifted a seriously ill patient from Tuting ALG, Arunachal Pradesh. Despite the deteriorating condition of the patient the heptr dropped him along with his wife and son to the nearest advance medical facility in time," the Eastern Air Command