AOC in C
to Visit Air Force Station Sirsa
07 December, 2013
Pictures
and Videos: Amar Singh Jyani, GS Mann, Background Music: Murari Verma.
Air
Marshal SS Soman AVSM VM, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) of New Delhi based Western Air
Command of the Indian Air Force is scheduled to visit Air Force Station Sirsa
on 09 and 10 December 2013. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Rashmi Soman,
President of Air Force Wives Welfare Association (Regional) [AFWWA (R)]. This
is the first visit of the Air Marshal to Air Force Station Sirsa after assuming
the present appointment.
File Photo, Picture Courtesy Press Information Bureau (PIB)
Mr. HP
Vaswan, Wing Commander, Public Relations Officer Air Force Station, Sirsa
informed media persons that during the visit, Air Marshal SS Soman will inspect
the station and also formally induct the state of the art, multi-role Su-30 MKI
fighter aircraft. He is scheduled to fly a sortie in the newly inducted
aircraft. President AFWWA (R) will review the various welfare ventures in the
station. She will also interact with the 'Sanginis' and discuss various
aspects.
About The
Air Marshal SS Soman
The Air
Marshal is a graduate of the National Defence Academy (NDA) and was
commissioned in the fighter stream of Indian Air Force in December 1976. He has
served in various command and staff appointments in India. He has also served
as Deputy Defence Adviser at High Commission of India at Dhaka, Bangladesh. He
was awarded the Vayu Sena Medal (VM) and Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) for
distinguished service in 1999 & 2009 respectively.
Air
Marshal SS Soman took over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Air
Command. He replaced Air Marshal Arup Raha who has been appointed as the VCAS.
His field assignments include CO of a Fighter Squadron, Chief Flying Instructor
at the Flying Instructors School, Chief Operations Officer and Air Officer
Commanding at premier forward air bases of the IAF. He has served in a number
of staff appointments at Air HQ and Command HQ. His senior assignments include
Air Defence Commander at HQ WAC and as Senior Air Staff Officer (SASO) at HQ
WAC and HQ SWAC, respectively.
Mrs Rashmi
Soman President AFWWA (R)WAC
also hails from a defence background. She got married to Air Mshl SS Soman
AVSM, VM AOC-in-C Western Air Command (then Fg Offr) in 1980.
After
graduating from Indore University, she did her B.Ed and completed a Diploma in
Computer Applications. Mrs Rashmi Soman has several years of
teaching experience across various schools at IAF bases. She was the Vice
Principal at the India International School for three years. She has
also taught English language for a year to a group of International spouses at
an US Air Force base. She has worked for more than a decade in the field of
Education and Career Counselling, and has travelled extensively to participate
in the training workshops.
She has been an active member of AFWWA and its associated activities.
She has served as President AFWWA (L) at Pathankot and Vice President AFWWA (R)
at HQ WAC and SWAC. Her hobbies include Music, Reading &
Yoga. She is also a keen Golfer.
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