Air Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa took over as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff (V.C.A.S). He was commissioned in the I.A.F in June 1978 as a fighter pilot. Air Marshal Dhanoa has taken over as Vice Chief of the Air Staff from Air Marshal Ravi Kant Sharma, who relinquished the office after 40 years of glorious service in the I.A.F.