Fali Homi Major

Fali Homi Major

Infobox Military Person


name= Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major
lived= May 29 1947 –
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serviceyears= December 31 1967 –
rank= Air Chief Marshal
branch= air force|India
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Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major took over as the Chief of the Air Staff from Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi on April 1, 2007.

Born on May 29, 1947, Air Chief Marshal Major was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on December 31, 1967 as a helicopter pilot. During his long and distinguished service spanning little over 39 years, he has worked in a variety of Command, Staff and Instructional appointments. He has the distinction of having 7765 hours of flying experience to his credit. He commanded a helicopter unit, which took part in operations in Siachen (world's highest battlefield) and commanded a Mi-17 squadron during the IPKF operations in Sri Lanka, for which he was decorated with the Vayu Sena Medal(Gallantry).

Air Chief Marshal Major was awarded Shaurya Chakra for undertaking a very dangerous and exacting rescue mission on October 14, 1992 at Timber Trail in Parwanoo, Himachal Pradesh, where he along with his crew, winched eleven stranded tourists out from a cable car, by hovering precariously close to the set of cables that ran above it.

Besides being a Fellow of the National Defence College, New Delhi, and the Army War College, Mhow, he attended a variety of courses like Junior Commanders' Course, Jungle and Snow Survival Course and Higher Command Courses. He had the distinction of overseeing tri-Service operations including the Tsunami operations, during his tenure as Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations) at HQ IDS. He was appointed as AOC-in-C, Eastern Air Command in September 2005, where the Indo-US Joint Air Exercises at Kalaikunda in 2005 were successfully conducted under his leadership.

He was awarded Param Vishist Seva Medal (PVSM) in January 2006 and Ati Vishist Seva Medal (AVSM) in January 2002. He is one of the Honorary ADCs of the Supreme Commander.

Air Chief Marshal FH Major is married to Mrs Zareen and has one son and one daughter. He also belongs to the distinguished 'Parsi Zoroastrian' community.

References

* [http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=26545 PIB Press Release]
* [http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Record/view.php?srnum=11422 Service Page of Air Chief Marshal F H Major 11422 F(P)] listing Service details, commands and awards.

s-ttl|title=Chief of the Air Staff (India)
years=2007–Present


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