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| Vice Chief of the Air Staff | |
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| وائس چیف آف دی ایئر سٹاف | |
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 Pakistan Air Force | |
| Type | Second-in-command of Pakistan Air Force |
| Abbreviation | VCAS |
| Reports to | Chief of the Air Staff |
| Seat | Air Headquarters, Islamabad |
| Deputy | Deputy Chief of the Air Staff |
The Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS) is the principal deputy and second-in-command (S-in-C) of the Pakistan Air Force, reporting under the Chief of the Air Staff.[1][2] The post is usually held by an Air Marshal, a three-star rank air force general, who is responsible for flight safety, intelligence, procurement, public relations, and the Air War College.[2]
The current VCAS is Air Marshal Muhammad Zahid Mahmood.[3] He succeeded Air Marshal Syed Noman Ali to the post on 21 March 2022.
- ^ "PAF Structure – Principal Staff Officers". Pakistan Air Force. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ a b Khan, H. "Command & Structure". PakDef Military Consortium. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "Air Marshal Zahid becomes Vice Chief of Air Staff". The News International. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
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