Hemant Narayan Bhagwat Air Marshal Hemant Narayan Bhagwat took over as Air

Officer-in-Charge Administration (AOA) of Indian Air Force at Air Headquarters in New

Delhi on 1st August 2017.
The appointment was announced on 3rd August 2017.
More about Air Marshal Hemant Narayan Bhagwat
He was commissioned in Administrative branch of the Indian Air Force in June 1981.
He was the awardee of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) and Vayu Sena Medal (VM).
After giving service for seven years as an Air Traffic control Officer in three different
operational bases of the IAF, he qualified as Parachute Jump Instructor and served in an
instructional capacity for 15 years.
During his para trooping career, he undertook more than 2400 live parachute jumps in
combat as well as sport profile from twenty different types of air crafts.
He has also served as Chief Instructor of Paratroopers Training School, Agra for five
years and was leader of prestigious IAF Skydiving Team, Akashganga for several years.
Besides para jumps in all parts of India, he also participated in several international
para exercises including in South Africa, USA,Sri Lanka and Seychelles.
Graduating from Defense Services Staff College, Wellington and has undergone Higher
Air Command Course at College of Air Warfare, Hyderabad and Senior Defense
Management Course at College of Defense Management, Secunderabad, he is the senior
most active parachute jump instructor of the IAF.
He completed his MSc in Strategic Studies from Madras University and then his MPhil
from Osmania University.