Chandigarh, January 8

Air Commodore V Rajasekhar has been appointed the Air Officer Commanding, No. 3 Base Repair Depot, here, the largest establishment of the country for repair and overhaul of Russian-origin helicopters.

Commissioned into the Aeronautical Engineering (Mechanical) Branch of the Indian Air Force in September 1988, he is trained in aircraft maintenance and was involved in the induction and formulation of maintenance philosophy of various new platforms.

For distinguished service of a high order, he was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal by the President of India in 2013. Meanwhile, Jyothi Rajasekhar took over as the president of the Air Force Wives Welfare Association (Local).