Air Marshal G.S. Bedi has taken over as Senior Air Staff Officer (SASO), Southern Air Command (SAC), Thiruvananthapuram.
Commissioned as a fighter pilot in the flying branch of the Indian Air Force in June 1984, he has over 3,700 hours of accident-free flying to his credit on MiG-21 and Mirage 2000 aircraft.
He took part in the Kargil conflict, for which he was awarded the Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry). He had commanded a fighter squadron and a front-line fighter base.
He has been the recipient of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and Vishisht Seva Medal.
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