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Tyagi named next Air Force chief

October 31, 2004 19:58 IST

Air Marshal S P Tyagi, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Air Command, was on Sunday named the next chief of the Indian Air Force.

The 59-year-old Tyagi's appointment as the Chief of Air Staff would be with effect from December 31, 2004, when
incumbent Air Chief Marshal S Krishnaswami retires from service, according to an official press release.

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