Shillong, Oct 1 (Reporter) Director General of Air Operations, Air Marshal Surat Singh on Tuesday assumed charge as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Headquarters Eastern Air Command here in Meghalaya, an official said. Air Marshal Singh succeeded Air Marshal Sujeet Pushpakar Dharkar who has been promoted as Vice Chief of Air Staff of the Indian Air Force. Commissioned in December 1986, Air Marshal Singh has rich and varied experience in operational flying, training & staff assignments and has flown over 2900 hours on fighter aircraft. The Air Officer has flown various fighter Aircraft of the Indian Air Force which include variants of the MiG-21, MiG-29, and Su- 30 MKI. He has commanded a MiG-29 Squadron, the Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment (TACDE), an Air Defence Node, and fighter Station. Air Marshal Singh is a graduate of the Command and Staff College, Australia, and National Defence College, Bangladesh. The AOC-in-C has served as Director at the Directorate of Air Staff Inspection (DASI), Air HQ, been Air-l at South-Western Air Command, Principal Director at Directorate of Personnel (Officers) & Directorate of Operations (Offensive) and the Assistant Chief of Air Staff Operations (Space)...////...