Air Marshal SBP Sinha AVSM VM, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Central Air Command visited Raipur and Jagdalpur in insurgency-hit Bastar region of Chhattisgarh.
During his visit, he took stock of operations being carried out by Indian Air Force (IAF) in the red zone.
According to official information, this was his first visit after assuming command, to Anti Naxal Task Force (ANTF) of IAF, as part of Op familiarization.
Air Marshal Sinha was received by the Task Force Commander of ANTF, Air Commodore Ajay Shukla VM and was briefed on the role of ANTF and missions being undertaken by IAF.
He interacted with the personnel taking part in the anti naxal operations and took stock of the prevalent security situation.
The Air Marshal complimented the air warriors deployed in ANTF for the commendable job being performed by them in assisting the State police and Central Armed Police Forces in combating the Naxal menace.
Anti Naxal Task Force spearheads ‘Operation Triveni’ of the Indian Air Force, which is one of the largest sustained helicopter operations ever undertaken by the Indian Air Force, spanning as many as eight States namely Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.
Air Marshal SBP Sinha AVSM VM graduated from National Defence Academy in June 1979 was commissioned in the fighter stream on June 15, 1980. For his distinguished service and exceptional professionalism, Air Marshal Sinha has been awarded with two Presidential Medals Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and Vayu Sena Medal.