AIR Commodore Manvendra Singh conferred Ati Vishisht Seva Medal

Jalandhar, April 30, 2013: Air Commodore Manvendra Singh was awarded Ati Vishisht Seva Medal by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee.

Air Cmde Manavendra Singh AVSM VrC VSM was born on 13 December, 1962 at Hoshiarpur in Punjab.  After initial schooling at Ludhiana, he joined the National Defence Academy and graduated with the 61 Course.  He was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on 29 December, 1982 as a Helicopter Pilot.

In a distinguished career spanning over twenty eight years, the Air Officer has flown a wide variety of trainer aircraft and helicopters.  He has nearly 7000 hours of flying in various challenging sectors like the Siachen, the Eastern sector, the UP Hills and the Western desert.  He is Qualified Flying Instructor with vast instructional experience.

During his long career, the Air Officer has held numerous important appointments at different Headquarters.  He was Station Commander of 39 Wing and later served in HQ IDS as Director C412 AF.  He was the Commander of the IAF Peacekeeping Contingent in Bukavu, Congo during 2009-10.  He has been Principal Director, Intelligence at Air HQ, prior to his present appointment as the Air Officer Commanding, Air Force Station, Race Course, New Delhi.  He is an alumni of Defence Services Staff College, Joint Forces Staff College (USA) and Army War College, Mhow.  A decorated air warrior, he was awarded Vir Chakra in 1990 for undertaking operational flying missions in Siachen, Vishisht Seva Medal in 1999 for distinguished service of a high order.  In recognition of his meritorious services to the IAF, he has been appointed as Commodore Commandant of 115 HU, a unit that he had commanded earlier.

He is married to Ambika Singh and they are blessed with two sons.  Elder son Abhijit Singh is working as a Marketing Executive in an Aviation Company and the younger son Siddharth Singh is a helicopter pilot in the IAF.  The Air Officer is fond of reading music and golf.