Dilip Kumar Patnaik
Dilip Kumar Patnaik | |
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| Personal details | |
| Spouse | Anuradha Patnaik |
| Awards | AVSM, VM |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | India |
| Branch/service | Indian Air Force |
| Years of service | 8 June 1984 - 30 September 2022 |
| Rank | Air Marshal |
| Commands | Eastern Air Command |
| Battles/wars | Kargil War |
| Service number | 17464 |
Air Marshal Dilip Kumar Patnaik, AVSM, VM is a retired officer in the Indian Air Force. He served as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Eastern Air Command. He took over the office on 3 October 2021, succeeding of Air Marshal Amit Dev and superannuated on 30 September 2022. He was succeeded by Air Marshal Sujeet Pushpakar Dharkar.