IAF Western Air Command Conference Highlights 2024
Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), attended the two-day Commanders’ Conference of the Western Air Command (WAC) of the Indian Air Force, held on 06 & 07 December 2024 in New Delhi. Air Marshal PM Sinha, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, WAC, received him and presented a ceremonial Guard of Honour upon his arrival.
CAS Highlights Multi-Domain Warfare and IAF’s Future Readiness”
During the conference, the CAS interacted with the Commanders of the WAC AoR, and discussed the need to pursue training for ensuring the capability to fight and win multi-domain warfare. He emphasised on the theme for this year “Bharatiya Vayu Sena – Sashakt, Saksham, Atmanirbhar”, and sought the collective capability, capacity and commitment of all commanders to take the IAF to even greater achievements.
He emphasised on the need to achieve focused progress in various areas, which include increasing operational capability through better training and planning; early ope rationalisation of newly inducted equipment; safety and security, and nurturing leaders by empowering individuals at all levels to turn into a future ready and cohesive force.
WESTERN AIR COMMAND for being the first responders to calls for HADR
In his address, the CAS complimented WAC for consistently being the first responders to calls for HADR, both within India and abroad. Furthermore, he praised their ability to maintain high operational excellence, ensuring a constantly “ready” and formidable fighting force. He also highlighted how WAC consistently upholds the IAF’s core values of “Mission, Integrity, and Excellence” as a guiding principle in all their operations.
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