Jeetendra Mishra
Officer of the Indian Air Force
Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra AVSM VSM | |
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| Allegiance |  India |
| Service/ |  Indian Air Force |
| Years of service | 6 December 1986 – present |
| Rank |  Air Marshal |
| Commands held | Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment Trishul Air Base, Bareilly Air Force Station, Pathankot |
| Awards |  Ati Vishisht Seva Medal  Vishisht Seva Medal |
Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra, AVSM VSM is an air officer of the Indian Air Force. He currently serves as the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Ops) at HQ Integrated Defence Staff.[1] He assumed the office on 1 December 2023. He earlier served as the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (DOT) at Integrated Defence Staff[2] and the 29th Commandant of the Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment which also houses the Indian Air Force Test Pilot School.[3]
Early life and education
Jeetendra Mishra is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Pune. He also attended Air Command and Staff College, Air University and The Royal College of Defence Studies.[4]
Career
Jeetendra Mishra was commissioned in the Indian Air Force as a fighter pilot on 6 Dec 1986. He has over 3000 hours of flying experience and has flown more than 18 types of fighter & transport aircraft and helicopters.[5]
As a Squadron Leader, he was a part of the team that operationalized LGBs (laser-guided bombs) on the Mirage 2000 aircraft at the start of the Kargil war. These bombs were then used during the famous attacks on Tiger Hill and Muntho Dhalo during Operation Safed Sagar.[6]
A Fighter Combat Leader[7] and an Experimental Test Pilot, he has held the appointments of Senior Test Flying Instructor at the Air Force Test Pilots' School, Chief Test Pilot of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Director (Projects) for Aircraft Upgrades, and the Director (Operational Planning and Assessment Group) at Air Headquarters.[8]
Mishra commanded a MiG-21 squadron in Tezpur and was the Chief Operations Officer of a Su-30MKI operating airbase in Pune.[8]
In Jun 2010 he was also selected to lead the Indian Air Force contingent for multinational air exercise Garuda IV in France.[8][9][10]
Air officer
As an Air Commodore, he commanded the Trishul Air Force Base, Bareilly, one of the Indian Air Force's largest bases which operates Su-30MKI and HAL Dhruv aircraft. He subsequently commanded Air Force Station, Pathankot after the 2016 Pathankot Attack.[8] Later, he held the position of Air Cmde (Air Staff Requirements) at Air Headquarters.[11] He was also the first Commodore Commandant of the HOTS-B Bravehearts unit based in Air Force Station, Bidar.[12]
As Air Vice Marshal, he served as the Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Projects[11] at Air Headquarters before being appointed the Commandant of the Indian Air Force Test Pilot School, Bengaluru.
After his promotion to Air Marshal in December 2022, he served as the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Doctrine, Organisation and Training) at HQ Integrated Defence Staff.[13] He currently serves as the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations) at HQ Integrated Defence Staff.[1]
Honours and decorations
For his service, Jeetendra Mishra was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal in 2013[8] and the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2024.[14]
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| Ati Vishisht Seva Medal | Vishisht Seva Medal | ||
| Samanya Seva Medal | Special Service Medal | Sainya Seva Medal | 75th Independence Anniversary Medal |
| 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal | 30 Years Long Service Medal | 20 Years Long Service Medal | 9 Years Long Service Medal |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Headquarters Integrated Defence of Staff Joint Doctrine Review Conference - 2023". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ "USI MacGregor Memorial Medal Presented To Officers From Army and IAF". British News Network. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ "Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment, Indian Air Force - Database". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ "Royal College of Defence Studies, Indian Air Force - Database". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ "Details of Leader". 2023-12-06.
- ^ Livefist, Team. "IAF Reveals What It Took To Bomb Tiger Hill - Livefist". www.livefistdefence.com/. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- ^ "Indian Air Force Training Course Database". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ a b c d e "Service Record for Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra 18575 F(P) at Bharat Rakshak.com". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ "Garuda IV snippets". Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ "IAF Contingent For Indo-French Exercise Garuda Flagged Off - Livefist". www.livefistdefence.com/. 2010-06-07. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ a b "Air Head Quarters, Indian Air Force - Database". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ "Hawk Operational Training Squadron B, Indian Air Force - Database". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ "National War Memorial". 2023-12-06.
- ^ "75th Republic Day: President approves Gallantry awards to 80 Armed Forces personnel, including 12 posthumous". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
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| Preceded by N/A | Deputy Chief (Operations) – Integrated Defence Staff N/A – Incumbent | Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by N/A | Deputy Chief DOT (Doctrine, Org, Trg) – Integrated Defence Staff 1 December 2022 – N/A | Succeeded by Lt. Gen Vipul Singhania |
