WAC Station Commanders’ Conference

The Western Air Command, Station Commanders’ Conference was held on 23 and 24 October 2017 at New Delhi where Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa, CAS emphasised the need to “enhance mission capability of all platforms and weapon systems and reiterated the need for development and upkeep of operational infrastructure and continuous orientation of human resource so as to absorb induction of new technologies for a smooth transition of the IAF into a potent aerospace power.” The Chief re-emphasised the importance and pivotal role of Western Air Command in all future conflicts and in humanitarian assistance and Disaster Relief Missions and exhorted the commanders to revise their plans in consonance with lessons learnt during various exercises to bolster the mission capability of WAC.