Air Marshal SS Soman, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Western Air Command during his visit to Air Force Station, Adampur from September 19 to 20.
Jalandhar, September 20, 2013: Air Marshal SS Soman, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Western Air Command accompanied with his wife Rashmi Soman President Air Force Wives Welfare Association (Regional) (AFWWA (R) Western Air Command (WAC), IAF visited Air Force Station, Adampur from September 19 to 20.
They were received by Air Commodore SK Mohlah, Air Officer Commanding AF Station Adampur and Nandhana S Mohlah, President AFWWA(L) AF Station Adampur. On arrival. AOC-in-C visited different working places and interacted with the personnel including civilian employees of the station. In his address he exhorted to the personnel to feel pride of their uniform. President Rashmi Soman AFWWA(R) attended various functions hosted for her at the station.
Air Marshal SS Soman is a graduate of the National Defence Academy, Pune. He was commissioned in the Flying Branch in Dec 1976 and has more than 3400 hours of flying on fighter aircraft. His field assignments include Commanding Officer of a Fighter Squadron, Chief Flying Instructor at the Flying Instructors School, Chief Operations Officer at Air Force Station Srinagar during Op Parakram and Air Officer Commanding Pathankot. He has also served in a number of staff appointments that include Director Operations (Air Defence), Dir Intelligence, Dir Operations (Joint Planning), Principal Director Operations (Space), Principal Director Flight Safety at Air HQ. His senior assignments include Air Defence Commander at HQ Western Air Command (WAC) and as Senior Air Staff Officer at HQ WAC and HQ South Western Air Command.
Air Marshal SS Soman is an alumnus of Defence Services Staff College and has graduated from Air War College, USA. He has served as Asst Def Advisor at the High Commission of India, Dhaka. The Air Marshal was awarded the Vayu Sena Medal and Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 1999 and 2009 respectively. He is married and has two children. His hobbies include reading and music. He is a keen golfer.