Service No & Branch | 14681 F(P) | Stream :Fighters | ||||||||||||
Date of Birth: -- --- ---- | Commissioned: 29 Dec 1976 | Course: 117 Course | ||||||||||||
Service End: | Retired on 31 Aug 2015 Superannuated | Flying Hours : 2200 | Nick Name : | |||||||||||
Qualifications Held : | Instructor Rating: A2 | |||||||||||||
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Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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09 Nov 1995 - 07 Nov 1996 | Wg Cdr | Flying Instructors School | Tambaram | Chief Flying Instructor | |
08 Nov 1996 - 06 Dec 1998 | Wg Cdr | No.52 Squadron | Chabua | Commanding Officer | |
01 Mar 2002 - 18 Apr 2004 | Gp Capt | 1 Wing | Srinagar | Chief Operations Officer | |
01 Jun 2006 - 31 Aug 2006 | Gp Capt | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Director (Ops, Joint Plg) | |
01 Sep 2006 - 26 Nov 2006 | Air Cmde | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Director (Ops, Joint Plg) | |
20 Nov 2006 - | Air Cmde | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Principal Director (Ops, Space) | |
01 May 2007 - 15 Jun 2009 | Air Cmde | 18 Wing | Pathankot | Air Officer Commanding | |
15 Jun 2009 - 30 Nov 2009 | Air Cmde | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Principal Director (Flight Safety) | |
- | AVM | 1 Air Defence Control Centre | Delhi | Air Officer Commanding | |
02 Nov 2011 - 07 Jun 2012 | Air Marshal | Western Air Command | Delhi | Senior Air Staff Officer | |
06 Jun 2012 - 30 Jun 2013 | Air Marshal | South Western Air Command | Gandhinagar | Senior Air Staff Officer | |
01 Jul 2013 - 31 Aug 2015 | Air Marshal | Western Air Command | Delhi | Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief | |
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Vayu Sena Medal (Devotion to Duty) | ||||
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Wg Cdr | Suneet Shripad Soman | 14681 F(P) | Award Date | Announced 26 Jan 1999 |
Details : | Wing Commander Suneel Shripad Soman (14681) Flying (Pilot) was commissioned in the Fighter stream of Flying (Pilot) branch of the Indian Air Force on 29 December 76. During his meritorious service he has excelled in many fields gaining fully Op status on two fighter aircrafts. He is qualified Flying Instructor holding A-2 category and has been the Chief Instructor at the Flying Instructors School. He served as the Assistant Defence Advisor in Dhaka. Bangladesh from September 90 to May 94. He distinguished himself by producing a prize winning dissertation on Indo-Bangladesh affairs during the DSSC course. Wing Commander Soman has been the Commanding Officer of a Fighter Squadron since November 96. The task of the unit is to train the budding fighter pilots of the IAF. He assumed the command of the squadron just after the unit relocated at a new base that was reactivated after a long gap. The repair of operational and maintenance infrastructure had not yet reached the desired standard. Wing Commander Soman utilised his vast experience and outstanding leadership to recommence flying training within a very short duration. Simultaneously, he set about organising the maintenance facilities to ensure a constant availability of aircraft to sustain Squadron's flying effort. The net result was that the flying training was completed within the stipulated time frames. With his personal example and zealous application of his professional acumen Wing Commander Soman has been able to ensure a high standard of flying training to the ab-initio fighter pilots of Indian Air Force. For outstanding professionalism, exemplary qualities of leadership, sustained hard work, commitment and involvement, the Hon'ble President is pleased to award 'Vayu Sena Medal' to Wing Commander Suneel Shripad Soman. | |||
Unit : 52 Sqn | ||||
Reference : Gazette of India dated 29th May 1999 - No.91-Pres/99 dated 26th January 1999 |
Ati Vishist Seva Medal | ||||
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Air Cmde | Suneet Shripad Soman | 14681 F(P) | Award Date 26 Jan 2009 | Announced 26 Jan 2009 |
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Param Vishist Seva Medal | ||||
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Air Marshal | Suneet Shripad Soman | 14681 F(P) | Award Date 26 Jan 2015 | Announced 26 Jan 2015 |
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