| Central Air Command, Indian Air Force | |
|---|---|
Emblem of the Central Air Command |
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| Founded | March 19, 1962 |
| Country | India |
| Branch | Indian Air Force |
| Type | Operational Air Command |
| Role | Air Defence, OCA, Offensive Ground Support, Airlift. |
| Headquarters | Allahabad |
| Motto | Sanskrit: Nigrahya Rasava shastrava |
| Engagements | 1962 Sino-Indian War, East Pakistan Operations 1971, Operation Meghdoot, Orissa Super-Cyclone Relief, 1999 |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Air Marshal GS Kochar AVSM VM |
The Central Air Command is one of the five operational commands of the Indian Air Force. Currently headquartered in Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh, it had its beginning as No 1 Operational Group on 27 May 1958 at Ranikutir in Calcutta as a part of the Govt's increasing emphasis on defence of the eastern borders. Reorganisation of this Operational Group was created this command on 19 March 1962 with headquarters at Rani Kuthee, Calcutta(now Kolkata). Calcutta was considered inappropriate location for the Central Air Command Headquarters and it was relocated at Allahabad in February 1966.
| Commands of the Indian Air Force | |
| Operational Commands | |
| Command | HQ Location |
| Central Air Command (CAC) | Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh |
| Eastern Air Command (EAC) | Shillong, Meghalaya |
| Southern Air Command (SAC) | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala |
| South Western Air Command (SWAC) | Gandhinagar, Gujarat |
| Western Air Command (WAC) | Subroto Park, New Delhi |
| Functional Commands | |
| Training Command (TC) | Bangalore, Karnataka |
| Maintenance Command (MC) | Nagpur, Maharashtra |