Anil Yashwant Tipnis

Air Chief Marshal A Y Tipnis PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC
18th Chief of Air Staff
In office 31 December 1998 - 31 December 2001
President	K. R. Narayanan
Prime Minister	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded by	Satish Sareen
Succeeded by	Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy
24th Vice Chief of the Air Staff
In office 1 April 1997 - 31 December 1998
President	Shankar Dayal Sharma K. R. Narayanan
Prime Minister	H. D. Deve Gowda Inder Kumar Gujral Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded by	Trevor Raymond Joseph Osman
Succeeded by	Prithvi Singh Brar
Personal details
Born	(1940-09-15) 15 September 1940 (age 83)
Alma mater	National Defence Academy, Pune
Military service
Allegiance	India
Branch/service	Indian Air Force
Years of service	20 May 1960 – 31 December 2001
Rank	Air Chief Marshal
Unit	No. 7 Squadron IAF
Commands	Western Air Command AFS Gwalior 23 Squadron
Battles/wars	Kargil War Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Awards	Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vayu Sena Medal

Air Chief Marshal Anil Yashwant Tipnis, PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC (born 15 September 1940) served as Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force from 31 December 1998 to 31 December 2001. He commanded the Air Force to distinction during the Kargil War, when the force flew air superiority and close air support at heights of over 18,000 feet^[1]