♦ Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor assumed charge as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS) on 1 January 2025, following the superannuation of Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari. Nagesh is presently the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Gandhinagar-based South Western Air Command.

♦ Air Marshal Kapoor was commissioned into the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force on 06 December 1986. A Qualified Flying Instructor and a Fighter Combat Leader, he has more than 3400 hours of flying experience.

♦ Before taking over as AIC-in-C Training Command, he also served as the Air Officer-in-Charge, Personnel, at Air Headquarters in New Delhi.