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Line 20: \| battles = \| anniversaries = <!-- Commanders --> \| commander1 = Air Marshal [[Balakrishnan Manikantan]], [[AVSM]],[[Vayusena Medal\|VM]] \| commander1 = Air Marshal [[J. Chalapati]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal\|VSM]]<ref name="nd0321">{{cite web\|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/air-marshal-manavendra-singh-takes-charge-as-chief-of-indian-air-forces-southern-command-2362146\|title=Air Marshal Manavendra Singh Takes Charge as Chief of Indian Air Force's Southern Command\|publisher=NDTV\|date=3 February 2021}}</ref> \| commander1_label = [[Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] \| notable_commanders = <!-- Insignia --> Line 28: }} The '''Southern Air Command''' (SAC) of the [[Indian Air Force]] (IAF) is headquartered in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], which is on the southwestern side of [[India]]. This is one among the [[Indian Air Force#Commands\|seven commands]] of IAF. This command was started on 19 July 1984 and is relatively new among the other commands. The conflicts in [[Sri Lanka]] and the need for establishing a strong base over the [[Indian Ocean]] resulted to the formation of this new command. The SAC was inaugurated by Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi~~]], the then [[Prime Minister of India~~]].<ref>Indian Air Force, [http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=32&page_type=command&comm_id=5# Southern Air Command] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928064937/http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=32&page_type=command&comm_id=5 \|date=28 September 2007 }}</ref> From 1984 to 1999, the command grew from 5 lodger units to 17 lodger units under its jurisdiction. Line 73: \|[[No. 222 Squadron IAF]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/news/nation/2020/01/04/thanjavur-south-india-first-sukhoi-squadron.html\|title=Thanjavur set to host South India's first Sukhoi Squadron\|date=4 January 2020}}</ref> \|[[Thanjavur Air Force Station]] \|[[Sukhoi Su-30 MKI]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/sulur-air-base-to-get-one-more-lca-squadron/articleshow/68192399.cms\|title=Sulur air base to get one more LCA squadron ~~{{!}} Coimbatore News~~\|work=The Times of India\|~~last1~~date=28 ~~Feb\|first1=TNN~~February ~~{{!}} Updated\|last2=~~2019\|language=en\|access-date=17 September 2019~~\|last3=Ist\|first3=4:37~~}}</ref> \|No. 47 Wing<ref>{{Cite web \| url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=96238 \|title = Antony Dedicates to Nation New Air Force Station at Thanjavur}}</ref> \|} Line 87: ! To \|- \| rowspan="3031"\|[[Air Marshal]] \| Joseph Desa \| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1984\|06\|18}}<ref name="sac-brf">{{cite news\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Units/list.php?qunit=SAC\|title=Southern Air Command - BRF \|access-date=8 May 2021\|website=Bharat Rakshak}}</ref> Line 204: \| {{dts\|format=dmy\|2021\|9\|25}} \|- \| J.[[Jonnalagedda Chalapati]] \| {{dts\|format=dmy\|2021\|10\|04}} \| {{dts\|format=dmy\|2023\|03\|31}} ~~\| Present~~ \|- \| [[Balakrishnan Manikantan]] \| {{dts\|format=dmy\|2023\|05\|01}} \| Incumbent<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.lokmattimes.com/national/sainik-school-classmates-on-a-high-as-new-southern-air-command-chief-takes-over-on-tuesday/\|title=Sainik School, classmates on a high as new Southern Air Command chief takes over on Tuesday \|publisher=Lokmat Times\|date=2023-05-01}}</ref> \|}