December 01, 2023
Air Marshal Sadhna Saxena Nair was appointed as the Director General Hospital Services (Armed Forces) in the office of DGAFMS on October 23, becoming the first woman to hold the position on promotion to the rank of Air Marshal. Prior to this appointment, she served as the Principal Medical Officer (PMO) at HQ Training Command (Air Force), Bengaluru. A graduate from the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Nair was commissioned into the Indian Air Force in December 1985. She was trained in CBRN warfare with the Israeli Defence Forces and in military medical ethics in Switzerland. She is the first and only woman Principal Medical Officer of Western Air Command and Training Command. She has been awarded the AOC-in-C (WAC), CAS Commendations and the Vishisht Seva Medal by the president of India.
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