Indian Air Force Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra: New Delhi, January 01, 2025: Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra assumed command of the Indian Air Force’s Western Air Command in a ceremony held today.  Air Marshal Mishra, a fighter pilot commissioned in 1986, is an alumnus of prestigious institutions like the National Defence Academy (Pune), Air Force Test Pilots School (Bangalore), Air Command and Staff College (USA), and Royal College of Defence Studies (UK).