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Maintenance Command
Emblem of the Maintenance Command
Founded	26 January 1955
Country	India
Branch	Indian Air Force
Type	Support
Headquarters	Nagpur, Maharashtra
Motto(s)	Sarvada Gagenecharet (Sanskrit: Always Flying in the Sky)
Commanders
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief	Air Marshal Vijay Kumar Garg

Maintenance Command is a command of the Indian Air Force. It was raised as Maintenance Group at Chakeri in Kanpur in 1950. In 1955, it was designated as Maintenance Command. Its current headquarters is located at Vayusena Nagar in Nagpur (Maharashtra); it handles the repair, overhaul and maintenance of all aircraft, helicopters and other equipment. MC has about nine Base Repair Depots taking care of the overhaul and maintenance of various types of aircraft.

History

The Maintenance Command was established on 26 January 1955. Group Captain Harjinder Singh was the first Commanding Officer (CO). Harjinder Singh, a legendary engineering officer with many firsts to his credit was at the helm of the command until his retirement in 1963. The appointment of the CO was upgraded to Air Officer Commanding (AOC) in 1958 when Singh was promoted to Air Commodore. It was further upgraded to Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) when he was promoted to the rank of Air Vice Marshal. In 1971, the appointment of AOC-in-C was upgraded to the three-star rank of Air Marshal.

Organisation

The command has several types of Base Repair Depots (BRD) (for overhaul, maintenance) and Equipment Depots (ED) (storage of spares, equipment, sub-systems). They are categorised by their specialisation and functions. These units are commanded by an officer of rank Air Commodre.

There are other units which are based under Maintenance Command

• Air Force Liaison Establishments (functions as an interface between IAF and HAL)
• 31 Movement Control Unit (MCU) at Palam AFS
• 32 Movement Control Unit (MCU) at Terminal 1 Mumbai Airport
• 33 Movement Control Unit (MCU) at Guwahati Airport

Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief

See also

• Training Command (India)

References

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