NEW DELHI:
Air Marshal Jasjit Singh Kler has taken over as the Director General of Inspection and Safety in the Indian Air Force.
Commissioned into the Helicopter stream of the IAF on December 13, 1980, Kler was promoted to the rank of Air Marshal and assumed the appointment of Director General (Inspection & Safety) on February 2.
The third generation officer is a Qualified Flying Instructor. He has flown close to 8,000 hrs on various helicopters, flying mostly in Siachen Glacier and Eastern Sector.
He has flown most types of helicopters in the IAF inventory like Cheetah, Chetak, Mi-8s, Mi-17s and the Mi-17 IVs, an official statement said.
He was also posted to Namibia to raise and train the Namibian Helicopter element. Prior to his present appointment, he was IG (Air), BSF Air Wing, MHA. (AGENCIES)
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