Air Marshal C Harikumar AVSM VM VSM took over as AOC-in-C, Western Air Command (WAC). The Air Marshal was accorded a ceremonial guard of honor on his arrival at HQ WAC.
Air Marshal Harikumar was commissioned in the IAF in the year 1979. A Qualified Flying Instructor and a Fighter Combat Leader, he has over 3300 hours of flying.
He has done instructional tenures at Fighter Training Wing (FTW), Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment (TACDE) and College of Air Warfare (CAW).
He is a graduate of Defense Service Staff College (DSSC) and National Defense College (NDC). He has commanded a Mig-21 Sqn, TACDE and a front line Fighter Base.