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Air Commodore Rajendra Nalsingrao Gaekwad
| Service No & Branch | 17845 F(P) | Stream :Fighters |  | ||||||||
| Date of Birth: -- --- ---- | Commissioned: 14 Jun 1985 | Course: 135 Course | |||||||||
| Service End: | Retired on 31 Aug 2019 Superannuated | Nick Name : | |||||||||
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Notes:1)Branch is at retirement and may not match with branch at Commission 2)Notional seniority is reflected in dates of substantive rank.
Appointments, Postings & Other Service Particulars
| Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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| 01 Aug 1985 - 30 Jun 1986 | Plt Offr | No.10 Squadron | Jodhpur | Squadron Pilot | |
| 01 Jul 1986 - | Plt Offr | No.31 Squadron | Squadron Pilot | ||
| 01 Jun 1989 - 25 May 1991 | Flt Lt | No.10 Squadron | Jodhpur | Squadron Pilot | |
| - 31 Dec 2000 | Sqn Ldr | No.222 Squadron | Hashimara | Flight Commander | |
| 09 Jan 2001 - 31 Mar 2002 | Sqn Ldr | No.10 Squadron | Jodhpur | Flight Commander | |
| 01 Apr 2002 - | Wg Cdr | 32 Wing | Jodhpur | SFSIO | |
| 27 Jan 2003 - 21 Mar 2005 | Wg Cdr | No.29 Squadron | Jodhpur | Commanding Officer | |
| 21 Mar 2005 - 31 Jul 2007 | Wg Cdr | South Western Air Command | Gandhinagar | Ops 1B | |
| 01 Aug 2007 - | Gp Capt | South Western Air Command | Gandhinagar | Ops 1A | |
| - | Air Cmde | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Air Assistant to Chief of Air Staff | |
| 31 Dec 2010 - 13 Dec 2012 | Air Cmde | 32 Wing | Jodhpur | Air Officer Commanding | |
| 25 Mar 2011 - 02 Jul 2017 | No.29 Squadron | Commodore Commandant | |||
| 01 Mar 2014 - 17 May 2015 | Air Cmde | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | PD (Ops,Weapons) | |
| 01 Oct 2015 - 30 Jun 2017 | Air Cmde | Training Command | Bangalore | Command Flying Training Officer | |
| 30 Jul 2018 - 31 Aug 2019 | Air Cmde | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Air Cmde (PO-1) | |
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Awards and Decorations
Number of Awards: 2
| Vishist Seva Medal | ||||
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| Gp Capt | Rajendra Nalsingrao Gaekwad | 17845 F(P) | Award Date 26 Jan 2010 | Announced 26 Jan 2010 |
| Details : | Group Captain Rajendra Nalsingrao Gaekwad (17845) Flying (Pilot) was commissioned in the Indian Air Force as Fighter Pilot in the Flying Branch on 14 Jun 1985. He is a qualified Flying Instructor and a Fighter Strike Leader with over 2500 h of accident free flying. He has been the Flight Commander of two premium fighter squadrons and the Commanding Officer a MiG-27 Squadron. He has been involved with Operations at Headquarters South Western Air Command since 21 Mar 2005, initially as Ops 1B and since 01 Aug 2007 as Ops lA. At this Command, he ensured the optimal and effective utilization of Annual Armament Training Stores in a near realistic scenario. He was instrumental in enhancing the operational and training capabilities of the Air to Ground Ranges at two places by ensuring the procurement and availability of target models and target system simulations. He coordinated the MiG-27 UPG programme from this Command and was responsible for planning the procedures and modalities of acceptance and operationalisation of the ac over an extended period of two years. Beyond his normal call of duty, in the year 2005, he used his local knowledge of Ahmedabad and Baroda to coordinate the flood relief efforts of SWAC. His ability to plan, organize, coordinate and deliver was on display during the Annual Gunnery Meet, "Exercise Eklavya 2005" and also during "Ex Desert Strike", the Joint Fire Power Demonstration with the Indian Army in 'C' Range at Pokhran. This Command has the distinction of conducting simultaneous operations with both Army and Navy, in addition to simultaneous and independent Air Operations. As Ops lA, his ability to plan, organize and conduct smooth operations has been on display in all the Command Level exercises. He has conceived and successfully conducted exercises to keep all the forces of this Command at the level of desired readiness. His foresight and personal involvement has enabled this Command to perform meritoriously in all International exercises. His initiative and attention to detail has resulted in the conduct of flawless Fire Power Demonstrations in 2007 and 2009. He has been instrumental in focusing on key operational issues, analysing situations accurately and incorporating the derived lessons into workable templates for Operational employment. With his ability to stay calm and composed in difficult situations, operate at optimum efficiency for extended periods of time, and multi tasking without compromising on either quantity or quality of work, he has been instrumental in South Western Air Command conducting its operations successfully and efficiently for the past four years. For his distinguished service of high order, Hon'ble President is pleased to award 'Vishisht Seva Medal' to Group Captain Rajendra Nalsingrao Gaekwad. | |||
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| Ati Vishist Seva Medal | ||||
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| Air Cmde | Rajendra Nalsingrao Gaekwad | 17845 F(P) | Award Date 26 Jan 2013 | Announced 26 Jan 2013 |
| Details : | Citation / Details Not Available | |||
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Accidents and Incidents:
| Date | Aircraft Type | Tail No | Pilot/Crew | Unit | Remarks |
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| 05 Jul 2001 | MiG-23 U | Sqn Ldr Rajendra Nalsingrao Gaekwad | 10 Sqn | Cr Thumbali Dani Vil |
The data in the header section of this page comes from the Gazette of India - Click here to see the source
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Note: All the data available here is publicly available in the Gazette of India, published by the Indian Government, or from public domain sources, press releases about Awards and Right-To-Information (RTI) Requests. Additionally data shared by veterans is added to the page with permission. No data with respect to serving officers below the rank of AVM is displayed. Information in Gazette of India and Award citations and photographs as released by the Indian Air Force are the only details displayed.
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