Air Commodore LK Chawla inspects the guard of honour at Ambala on Monday. Tribune photo

Tribune News Service

Ambala, January 2

Air Commodore LK Chawla has become the new Air Officer Commanding (AOC) of the Air Force Station here. He took over the command from Air Commodore Tejinder Singh during a ceremonial parade held at the Air Force Station today.An alumnus of the National Defence Academy and the Defence Services Staff College, Air Cdre Chawla was commissioned on December 17,1988, in the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force (IAF). He is an experienced fighter pilot with more than 4,300 hours of accident-free flying on various fighter and trainer aircraft of the IAF.Meanwhile, Swapna Chawla has taken over as the president of the Air Force Wives Welfare Association (Ambala) from Nancy Singh.