Air Marshal Saju Balakrishnan takes over as Commander-in-Chief of ANC

Air Marshal Saju Balakrishnan, AVSM, VM has taken over as the 17th Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN). The Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) is the only Joint-services Command in India and serves as a model for the country's planned theaterisation of Army, Navy, and Air Force capabilities. Before assuming Command of ANC, Air Marshal Saju Balakrishnan was the Senior Air Staff Officer at the IAF Training Command at Bengaluru. With over 3200 accident-free fighter flying hours on various variants of MIG-21 and Kiran aircraft, he is an accomplished fighter combat leader.