Air Chief Marshal Satish Kumar Sareen, PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC was born on 1 March 1939 and was the Chief of Air Staff of Indian Air Force from 31 December 1995 till 31 December 1998.
17 Facts About Satish Sareen
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Satish Sareen's family moved to Delhi during the Partition of India.
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Satish Sareen graduated from the first batch of the JSW and went onto the AFFC for flying training.
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Satish Sareen stood first among the fighter stream pilots and was awarded the Himmatsinghji trophy.
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In 1957, Satish Sareen was posted to No 20 Squadron flying Vampire Fighters.
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Satish Sareen moved on to No 4 Squadron flying the Organs.
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Satish Sareen distinguished himself in the course and was retained as an instructor in the PAI Program, where he helped impart training to others following in the same stream.
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Satish Sareen undertook some sorties against targets in East Pakistan, but the fighting was minimal in the Eastern Sector.
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Satish Sareen moved back to No 29 Squadron after it converted back to the MiG-21.
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In January 1970, Satish Sareen attended the Defence Services Staff College at Wellington.
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Now a Squadron Leader, Satish Sareen joined Eastern Air Command as the chief operations officer with Agartala AFB in Tripura near the East Pakistan border.
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Satish Sareen was responsible for planning and launching extensive fighter, helicopter, transport operations including several successful strikes on the Chittagong City.
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Satish Sareen took up the offer and was posted to Al-Kut military airbase in Iraq.
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In 1977, Satish Sareen was the chief operations officer of No 15 Wing at Bareilly.
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Satish Sareen got his first command soon after at the same airbase, No 24 Squadron flying the MiG-21bis.
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Satish Sareen was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal for distinguished service in 1990.
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Air Chief Marshal Satish Sareen retired on 31 December 1998, handing over the charge to Air Chief Marshal Anil Yashwant Tipnis.