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the chief of the air staff (CAS)is a statutory office held by the professional head of the indian air force (IAF),the aerial branch of the indian armed forces. customarily held by a four-star air chief marshal, the CAS is the senior -most operational officer of the IAF ,mandated with the responsibilities of supervising the forces overall functioning during states of peace and wartime, committing to the establishment-cum-continuity of air deterrence and executing India's security objectives vis-a vis the preservation of the country's air sovereignty.
statutorily, the CAS ranks 12th -overall in the indian order of precedence, and is the IAF s status-equivalent of the chief of defence staff, the chief of the army staff and the chief of the naval staff- all three positions of which are also occupied by four-star officers from the armed forces.
description .
roles and responsibilities.
* advising the central government on all matters privy to the IAF .
* coordinating various components of the IAF towards the protection -cum -realization of the nation s air sovereignty during states of armed conflict or war.
* providing direction towards the overall functioning of the organizations facets, such as command, control, administration and strategy.
* convening courts-martial at the behest of the central government to review cases of misconduct during peace and wartime.
*reviewing the judicial sentencing and pleas of officers convicted of professional misconduct whilst in service.
* in addition to these responsibilities ,the CAS is also a permanent member of.
- chiefs of staff committee (COSC)
- national security council (NSC)
- defence planning committee (DPC)
- defence acquisition council(DAC)
the offices eminence in the aforementioned groups thus grants the appointee with the role to advice the minister of defence on the affairs related to the IAF s functioning and the promotion of an comprehensive integrated planning policy with respect to the affairs of tri-service integration, doctrinal strategy, capability development ,defence acquisition and infrastructure.
structure.
as the professional head of the force ,the CAS is assisted by one subordinate officer and one principal staff officer, namely:
- subordinate
- vice chief of the air staff (VCAS)
- Principal staff officer
- deputy chief of the air staff (DCAS)
- air officer in charge of administration (AOA)
- air officer in charge of personnel(AOP)
- air officer in charge of maintenance(AOM)
- director -generals
- director general (inspection and safety)-DG(I AND S)
- director general air operation _DG(ops)
- director general of works and ceremonial _DG(W AND C)
- director general (aircraft)-DG (AC)
- director general (systems)- DG(sys)
- director general of medical services (air) -DGMS (air)
- director general (administration)-DG(admin)
promotion.
initially ,beginning in the pre- independence era, until 1966, the office of CAS was held by a three- star air marshal: the first six chiefs in the post -independence IAF were three -star air marshals. however, the offices rank -specifications was raised to the four-star rank of chief marshal in January 1965,initially as a recognitive measure to air marshal arjun Singh the Indo- Pakistani war of 1965; every CAS -appointee since then has been an air chief marshal.
the move to appoint a new designate to the position usually begins three months before the change -of - command , wherein the ministry od defence (MoD) reviews the resumes of the IAF s senior -most air marshal which regularly includes the vice chief of the air staff an at -most three of the air officer commanding -in -chiefs (AOC-IN-C ) of the forces combatant commands. appointments to the position are made by minister of defence, upon recommendation from air HQ; appointees to the office are subsequently promoted to the rank of air chief marshal.
since 1950,the senior-most air marshals in the IAFS command cadre have customarily been appointed as CAS, nevertheless ,this tradition has been broken twice, first in 1973-when then - air marshal om Prakash Mehara to supersede two senior officers, and again in 1988-then -air marshal S.K. Mehra Superseded one senior officer to become CAS.
tenur.
during the initial years of the post -independence IAF, CAS -appointees were given one four-year term, with the possibility of extension: air marshal Subroto Mukherjee was the longest serving chief-at 6 years,7 months,7 days, and the only appointee to have ever received a second four-year term: nevertheless, he unexpectedly died Halfwit through it.
currently, according to the regulations for the air force ,2000-a Cas-appointee reaches superannuation upon the completion of three years in the position or at the age of 62, whichever is earlier. however, an appointee may also be dismissed from office by the president of india before the conclusion of the tenure under section 18-19 of the air force act,1950 and article 310 of the constitution.
additionally, a CAS -appointee is also eligible to be selected for the position of chief of defence staff (CDS),in accordance with the air force regulations, 2022-which prescribes that the designated nominee, in this case the CAS - appointee has ever been appointed as CDS.
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