Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra assumed the role of commanding the Indian Air Force's (IAF) Western Air Command on Wednesday(01 January 2025), a vital position that oversees the defence of India's western borders.

• Air Marshal Mishra was commissioned into the Indian Air Force as a fighter pilot in December 1986 and has accumulated more than 3000 flying hours throughout his career.
• A graduate of the National Defence Academy in Pune, Mishra has also attended several esteemed institutions, including the Air Force Test Pilots School in Bangalore, the Air Command and Staff College in the USA, and the Royal College of Defence Studies in the UK.
• Air Marshal Mishra is a Fighter Combat Leader and an experimental Test Pilot.