IndusTree: CXO Power Talk (14) "Training for Leadership -- the Air Force Way" by Air Marshal Ramesh Rai, VM Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief HQ Training Command, Indian Air Force Date: Friday, January 9, 2015 Time: 11:30 to 12:30 pm Venue: Athena Auditorium, MYRA Talk Summary Air Marshal Ramesh Rai, V M was commissioned as a fighter pilot on December 9, 1976. He flew GNat and Jaguar aircraft in the initial years and subsequently commanded a Jaguar Squadron. He is an Experimental Test Pilot and Cat ‘A’ Flying Instructor with approximately 4,500 hours of flying to his credit. He is the recipient of the Suranjan Das Trophy and Chief of Air Staff (CAS) Trophy for standing first in test pilots courses and for being best in flying. He has held important command and staff appointments at Air Head Quarters as Joint Director, Air War Strategy Cell, Director, Air Staff Requirements and as our Defence Attache at the Embassy of India in Tel Aviv, Israel. Later, he commanded Advance HQ at Kolkata and Air Force Station, Bidar. The high mark of his tenure at Air Force Station Bidar was the induction of the HAWK Aircraft in the Indian Air Force, wherein he pioneered the Training System on this Advanced Jet Trainer. He served as Senior Air and Administration Staff Officer of Maintenance Command at Nagpur, and was the Chief Instructor (Air) at Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, prior to elevation to the Rank of Air Marshal on June 1, 2012. He served as Senior Air Staff Officer of Central Air Command before taking over as Air Officer Commanding in-Chief, Training Command. He was commended by Air Office Commander–in-Chief, Eastern Air Command and Chief of Air Staff for his flying skills and devotion to duty. He was awarded with Vayu Sena Medal by the President of India on January 26, 1999 for his Distinguished services to the nation. You are cordially invited For more information please visit http://www.myra.ac.in/events Questions? Please email office@myra.ac.in call +919535423333 Thanks and Regards, Deepa Jaganath Executive Assistant International School of Information Management, Mysore & MYRA School of Business, Mysore. Phone: +91 9535423333 Email: office@myra.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.